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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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fīnden
v.
437 quotations in 23 senses
Sense / Definition
Of persons or of things viewed as agents: to come upon, encounter, or meet (someone or something) by chance or in the course of events (usually with the notion of perceiving or recognizing the person…
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