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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
sī̆len
v.(2)
4 quotations in 1 sense
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To strain (sth.).
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yēren
v.(1)
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(a) To make a request, ask;—in
as
clause; also, ask (about sth.) (b) to ask for (sth.), request; also, ask (sth. of sb.), demand [1st quot.]; (c) to desire (sth.), long for; also with
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