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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
snirt
adj.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Stern, gloomy.
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witter
adj.
22 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Wise, prudent; knowledgeable; also, cunning, skilled, able [the precise gloss is determined by the context];
witter and wale (ware, wise), wise and witter
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witter of eie
, observant (b) requiring…
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