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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
ban
n.
20 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A proclamation or edict of an overlord; also, a summons by proclamation;
crien (blouen) the ban
; (b) one of the banns of marriage;
asken (crien, greden, spiren) the ban(n)es
; (c) a proclamation of…
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strā̆ken
v.(1)
4 quotations in 1 sense
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To go, proceed rapidly; of blood: rush out swiftly;
straken forth
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