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Þ þ (thorn)
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Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
hitten
v.
83 quotations in 4 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) To strike (sb. or sth.); strike a blow; deliver (blows);
hitten in
, cut into (sb. or sth.);
hitten on
, beat upon (sb. or sth.);
hitten on the hed of the nailes ende
, hit the nail on the head…
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snēsen
v.(1)
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To stab (sb.), run through with a sword; -- also without obj.
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