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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
from
adv.
26 quotations in 2 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) Of place or movement: away; (b)
fallen fro
, descend (from an ancestor); (c)
tellen fro
, tell about.
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2.
frāme
adj.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Of a sacrament: effective.
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3.
from
prep.
357 quotations in 14 senses
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(a) Of movement or direction (often with indication of the goal): away from, from;
fro(m..to (til)
; (b)
fro dore to dore, fro land to land
, etc.
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