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Þ þ (thorn)
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Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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grōtes
n.(2) plural
10 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Grain hulled, coarsely ground, or crushed; oatmeal;
havermele grotes, ote(n grotes
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grō̆t
n.(1)
19 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A piece, fragment, particle, speck; a trifle, a bit, something tiny;
al to grotes
, into small bits; (b)
a grot
, a bit, at all;
ani grot
, even a bit;
ech (everi) grot
, every bit, every single one…
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croteles
n. pl.(1)
1 quotation in 1 sense
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Small lumps or particles.
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grẹ̄t
n.(3)
65 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Sand, gravel, small stones;
a gret
, a grain of sand;
ech gret
, every speck, every bit; (b) sandstone, gristone; (c) dust, dirt.
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