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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
sēl(e
n.(3)
Additional spellings:
sele
139 quotations in 6 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) An identifying impressed figure affixed to a writing for identification or to give it legal effect, a seal; also
fig.
;
honging sel
, a seal attached to a letter by a cord;
lettre of sel
, a writing…
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2.
cobbe
n.
3 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A male swan, cob swan; (b) a gang leader, ?bully.
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3.
bille
n.
71 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) A formal document (embodying a will, a permit, etc.);
fig.
a list or inventory; (b) a papal bull.
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4.
kē̆mpe
adj.
3 quotations in 1 sense
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Of hair: coarse, shaggy; of an eel: large, coarse; as noun: a kind of large eel.
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sēl(e
n.(4)
Additional spellings:
sele
4 quotations in 1 sense
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A harness; also, part of a harness, ?a hame.
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