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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
slent
n.(2)
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
A drop of liquid.
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2.
slẹ̄t(e
adv.
Additional spellings:
slete
1 quotation in 1 sense
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Obliquely.
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3.
waggen
v.
65 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) To be in motion, esp. back and forth or up and down, shake, flutter, swing; also
fig.
with ref. to (e) [quots. a1387 & a1425]; of teeth: be loose; of a boat: rock with the waves; of flesh: wobble…
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