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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
spāle
n.(2)
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Pl.
The uprights of a ladder.
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2.
spalle
n.
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A splinter, chip.
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