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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
blēt
n.
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Sheep, ewe.
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2.
blatten
v. (past plural)
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blatten out tonge
, stuck out the tongue.
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3.
blēt
adj. & n.
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(a) Bare (boughs); (b) bareness, lack of cover.
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yarmen
v.
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To wail; also, bellow.
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