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Þ þ (thorn)
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Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
picchen
v.
220 quotations in 5 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) To thrust (sth.), drive (a stake, etc.);
picchen in (o, to, into)
, stick, thrust, or drive (sth.) into (sth.); surround (a wood) with a palisade [quot.: a1450, 1st]; (b) to pierce (sb. or sth.)…
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2.
squirten
v.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To squirt water from the mouth.
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3.
tod(de
n.
Additional spellings:
todde
6 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
A measurement of weight for wool, usually 28 lbs.
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4.
tọ̄̆murten
v.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To break apart, split.
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5.
tramplen
v.
5 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To stamp (with one's foot or feet); tread;
ppl.
tramplid
, well trodden.
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6.
wriggen
v.
2 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To wag (one’s tail);—used
fig.
;
wriggen with the tail
, of a bird: twist or flap its tail.
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