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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
brimlī
adj. & adv.
8 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Ferocious, fierce; savagely, fiercely, cruelly; (b) vehemently, impetuously; speedily.
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brim
n.(1)
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A body of water, such as the sea, a pool, spring, river.
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sē̆rch
n.
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A dressed stone, prob. of curved shape; -- also coll.
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