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Þ þ (thorn)
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Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
mark(e
n.(1)
Additional spellings:
marke
222 quotations in 12 senses
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(a) The boundary or limit of a field, mountain, forest, etc.; a border between countries or regions; the shore or bank of a sea or river;
mark wei
[OE
mearc-weg
], a road that serves as a boundary…
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