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Þ þ (thorn)
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bitwẹ̄ne
prep.
Additional spellings:
betwene
111 quotations in 10 senses
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Of location or position in space: (a) between (two objects, localities, points); in among (several things); (b) in between (two surrounding objects);
bitwene armes, hondes
, in (one's) arms, hands.
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