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Þ þ (thorn)
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Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
elchien
v.
4 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To feel pleased or flattered.
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2.
lacchen
v.(1)
156 quotations in 7 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) To catch (an animal, bird, fish), snare, trap; also
fig.
ensnare (sb.) in sin, entrap;
refl.
become ensnared, get caught; (b) to apprehend (sb.), arrest, catch; (c) to capture (sb., a war horse…
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3.
lē̆ch(e
n.(1)
Additional spellings:
leche
26 quotations in 2 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) The solution obtained by pouring a liquid over or through a substance, an infusion; (b)
lech coumb
, a vat for soaking.
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4.
leshen
v.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Only in
fig.
phr.:
leshen forth
, ?to institute (a religious order).
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