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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
irk(e
adj.
Additional spellings:
irke
40 quotations in 2 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) Tired;
irk of
, weary of (sb. or sth.), bored with; tired (of doing sth.); (b) lax, slow;
irk of
, averse to (sth.), unwilling (to do sth.), reluctant, loath.
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2.
kẹ̄lim
n.
1 quotation in 1 sense
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A little bell.
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3.
ou
interj.
21 quotations in 1 sense
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Oh, ah; ?alas.
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4.
scailen
v.
13 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Of persons: to separate, part company; scatter, disperse; (b)
ben scailed
, to be scattered or dispersed; (c) of vapor or smoke; to dissipate, disperse; (d) of hair: ?to disperse; ?flow or hang…
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