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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
-(e)s
suf.(3)
2 quotations in 2 senses
Sense / Definition
In the
gen.sg.
masc.
&
neut.
of the
indefinite
(strong) declension [OE
-es
], only in very early ME (later dropped). Relics of this inflection survive in a number of set phrases, e.g.
eies weies,
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