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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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thane
def. art. & adj.
199 quotations in 5 senses
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Referring to a specific member of a class and used anaphorically, pointing to a person or thing previously mentioned: the, that, this: (a) with noun; also with noun used as indirect obj. [1st quot.]…
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