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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
presten
v.(2)
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To lend (money), especially involuntarily to the king, advance; ?also, to borrow (money).
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suffeten
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To slap, smack.
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