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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
glōrien
v.(2)
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To dirty or defile (sth.).
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2.
grills
n. plural
3 quotations in 1 sense
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Young salmon.
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3.
ripelinge
ger.
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The act or process of cleaning the seeds from flax;
ripelinge comb (stok), = ripel-stok
n.
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snippand
adj.
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?Dazzlingly white; ?cold, nipping.
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spāle
n.(2)
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Pl.
The uprights of a ladder.
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trotevāle
n.
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(a) Vain talk, idle tale-telling; also, a trifle; a piece of foolishness; (b) a deceit, trick, delusion.
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