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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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dēth
n.
329 quotations in 12 senses
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Loss of life; dying, death as an event;
deth of the bodi, deth of lif
;
dout (dred) of deth
, fear of dying;
paien the dette of deth
, to die as man must die;
dethes cares
, throes of death.
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