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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
cū
n.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Half a farthing.
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2.
ahīgh
adv.
5 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) High up, on top (of sth.); (b) without lowering the voice, loudly.
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3.
qu-
consonant clust.
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A consonant cluster used initially in words or in second elements of compounds and after initial
s.
It usually represents phonetic [kw] in the reflexes of OE words in
cw-, cu-, qu-
, ON words in
kv-
, L…
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