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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
nastī
adj.
3 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Unclean, filthy.
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2.
skei
adj.
7 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) Of a horse: easily frightened; of a person: ?fastidious, particular; (b) ?as surname.
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3.
stont
adj.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Of short duration.
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4.
witter
adj.
22 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Wise, prudent; knowledgeable; also, cunning, skilled, able [the precise gloss is determined by the context];
witter and wale (ware, wise), wise and witter
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witter of eie
, observant (b) requiring…
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