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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
scā̆-
clust. (in words of Romance origin)
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
A number of ME words derived from OF are spelled with both initial
sc-
and
s(c)h-
before
a
, e.g.,
scaffold/ s(c)haffold
n.,
scalden/schald(e(n
v.,
scandle/schaundle
n. These spellings represent…
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