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Þ þ (thorn)
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Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
timber
n.(2)
9 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
A specific quantity of furs, usu. a bundle of forty skins.
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trust
n.
121 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) Confidence (in sb. or sth.), reliance (on sb. or sth.), trust;
haven trust
, to have confidence (in sb. or sth.), rely (on sb. or sth.); with inf.:
haven more trust..thanne
, think it preferable (to…
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