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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
ẹ̄thel
n.
4 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A country inherited from one's ancestor, patrimonium; native land; (b) the heavenly kingdom which the virtuous 'inherit';
hevenlich ethel.
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2.
ā̆ðel(e
n.
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aðele
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(a) Nobility or lordship and its appurtenances, such as hereditary estates, power, honor, fame; (b) hereditary possessions in land, domain; (c) the kingdom of heaven.
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ẹ̄thel-theowe
n.
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A domestic servant or slave.
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