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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
anoselen
v.
3 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To train (a hawk) to fly at birds.
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2.
apresslī
adv.
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Insistently, expressly.
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3.
dēfaitor
n.
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?Frustration; ?fault.
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4.
ensēred
ppl.
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faire ensered
, having good claws or talons.
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5.
plūperfith
adj.
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Gram.
Of a verb tense: past perfect, pluperfect.
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6.
repleving
ger.
1 quotation in 1 sense
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In phrase:
maken repleving
, to issue a writ of replevin.
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7.
spelers
n. plural
2 quotations in 1 sense
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Hunt.
Dentelations on the hind edge of the palm or the broad upper part of a buck's horn.
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8.
stage
adj.
2 quotations in 1 sense
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Of animal skins: dried by stretching, without seasoning; also, as noun: dried, unseasoned skins.
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vumbarde
n.
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Armor or a piece of armor.
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