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Þ þ (thorn)
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Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
meið-lure
n.
Additional spellings:
meiðlure
3 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Loss of virginity; (b) fornication.
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alī̆rī
adv. or adj.
1 quotation in 1 sense
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leiden legges aliri
, ?crossed their legs or thighs; ?made their legs lame, acted as if paralyzed.
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lire
n.(1)
72 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Loss of a thing, loss of money or property; also, waste;
aughte lire
, loss of property;
lond lire
[see
lond 2.
(a)]; (b) loss (of life);
lest lire of mi lif
, my life would be the least loss;
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