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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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wẹ̄r(e
n.(5)
Additional spellings:
were
67 quotations in 4 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) A feeling or personal condition of doubt or uncertainty; also, hesitancy, indecision;
double wer
, a state of doubt or indecision between two alternatives;
in (a) wer
, in a state of doubt or…
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