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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
crullen
v.
9 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) To curl (the hair); (b) to bend (sth.), twist; (c) ?to crease (sth.), fold.
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2.
grīmen
v.
2 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To blacken (sth.), cover with soot; make (sth.) dark or gloomy;
fig.
make (robbers) unhappy, punish.
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happen
v.(2)
24 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) To cover (sth.) over; enclose, imprison, or conceal with a covering; (b) to attach (sth.) by wrapping, make fast; also
fig.
; (c) to embrace;
happen in hert
, love (sb.).
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vēren
v.(1)
1 quotation in 1 sense
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Naut.
To let out or slacken (a rope).
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