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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
brāme
n.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Bramble or brier.
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2.
brēminge
ger.
4 quotations in 1 sense
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The process of cleaning a ship's bottom with burning broom or reeds; also, material so used [first quot.].
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3.
brembel
n.
38 quotations in 4 senses
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A thorny shrub or prickly plant; a bramble or brier; specif., the blackberry (Rubus fruticosus) or dewberry (R. caesius);
brembel busk
;
brembel bery
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