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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
a-
pref.(1), in verbs
4 quotations in 4 senses
Sense / Definition
In verbs inherited from OE:(a) From OE
ā-: a-biden, a-breken, a-fallen, a-reren, a-risen, a-senden, a-waken, a-winnen
, and many others. (b) From OE
on-: a-biden
(also
an-biden
), ppl.
a-knoue(n
(also…
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