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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
genou
n.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
The mouth.
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gulle
n.
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A gull, water bird.
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3.
kaire
n.
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?The European rowan tree (Sorbus aucuparia).
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4.
ou
interj.
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Oh, ah; ?alas.
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pēte
n.(2)
23 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A peat, piece of peat;
counten at on pete
, to respect (sb.), give a straw for; (b)
pete gardin
, an area of land used for cutting peat;
pete hous
, a building for storing peats;
pete hous dore
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pete
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wratbihe
n.
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A fish of the Labridae family, a wrasse.
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