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1.
spọ̄le
n.
9 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) A weaver's bobbin, spool;
spole stikke
, ?a weaver's shuttle; (b) in surnames.
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2.
wer(re
n.
Additional spellings:
werre
268 quotations in 9 senses
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(a) Large-scale military conflict between countries, peoples, rulers, etc. or between factions or forces within a single country, war, warfare;—also pl.;
wer faringe
, q.v.;
open (pleine) wer
, open…
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