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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
bush
n.(1)
73 quotations in 5 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) A woods, grove; thicket, underbrush;
bank and bush
, hill and (wooded) dale;
under the bush
, in (the shelter of) the woods; (b) rank growth.
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2.
cracchen
v.
23 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) To scratch (sth.); esp., scrape with claws or fingernails; -- also without object; (b) to scratch oneself to relieve itching; scrape (sth.) lightly with claws or nails; (c) to comb (cloth) to make…
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3.
?tọ̄̆shellen
v.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To break (a thumb, finger), shatter.
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4.
trennen
v.(1)
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To separate (sth. from sth. else);— ?error for
renden
v.(2) or =
torenden
v.
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5.
wī̆ndī
adj.(1)
2 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Devoid (of sth.); set free (of sb.), quit.
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