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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
gēring
n.
2 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) ?A lecher; (b) ?a greedy person.
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2.
skelf(e
n.
Additional spellings:
skelfe
14 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A shelf; (b) in place names [see Smith
PNElem.
2. 125].
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3.
snacchen
v.
7 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Of a dog, the devil: to snap;
snacchen after (on, toward)
, snap at (sb. or sth.); (b) to seize (prey); (c) in surname.
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