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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
fou
adj.
16 quotations in 2 senses
Sense / Definition
Particolored, variegated, spotted or streaked.
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2.
fouen
v.(2)
2 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To stain or discolor (something).
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3.
fō-man
n.
Additional spellings:
foman
40 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) A personal enemy, one who hates or tries to injure another, a foe; (b) an enemy of God, an evil-doer; (c) the enemy of a vice.
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4.
feahen
v.
3 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To make beautiful, to adorn.
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5.
fō
adj.
4 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Hostile, unfriendly; (b) forbidding, threatening.
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6.
fō
n.
145 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) One who, as an individual, hates or seeks to injure someone; enemy;
hed fo, meste fo
, chief enemy; (b) an opponent of God, an unbeliever, one who opposes Christianity;
godes fo
; (c) one who…
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