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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
rẹ̄k(e
n.(3)
25 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Smoke, fumes, reek; also
fig.
;
rek aromatik
; (b) steam, vapor, mist; also, an exhalation;
rek fille
, the misty month, April, or March-April; (c)
fig.
outcry, uproar, tumult; (d)
rek peni (silver)
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rak
n.(2)
40 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A rack, esp. for kitchen use; framework; a bar for hanging pots, etc.; a roasting spit or a support for a spit;
fir rak
; (b) a framework or rack for holding fodder for livestock, manger; -- also…
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rakken
v.(2)
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To draw off (wine) from one vessel to another, leaving the lees;
rakken to the lies
, draw off (a wine) down to the lees.
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