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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
ark(e
n.
Additional spellings:
arke
64 quotations in 5 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) A chest or box; a large box or bin for storing meal or grain; a coffer for money or valuables, treasure chest; a coffin; (b)
ark keper
, a treasurer;
ark maker, ark wright
, a maker of chests or…
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2.
eǧǧe
n.(2)
66 quotations in 7 senses
Sense / Definition
The cutting edge of a tool or instrument.
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3.
eie
n.(1)
490 quotations in 19 senses
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(a) The organ of vision, the eye; (b)
bodili (erthli, fleshes, fleshli, outer) eie
.
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4.
fen
n.(1)
78 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) Marshland; swamp, slough;
wild as a hert in the fenne
; (b)
feld and fen, frith and fen, fen and flod
, etc.
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5.
flōte
n.(1)
33 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A fleet of ships, esp. of warships; (b) company, troop; army; (c) herd of animals; (d) ?a set (of fishing nets).
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