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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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shēden
v.
261 quotations in 13 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) To divide (people, things); separate (sb. or oneself from sb. or sth., sth. from sth.); also
fig.
; also, take (sb.) away [quot.:
Gen.& Ex.
208]; also, declare or determine (dissension between…
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