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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
unseinede
ppl.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Unblessed, unholy.
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2.
sī̆gnen
v.(1)
46 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) To make the sign of the cross, bless; bless (sb. or sth.); make the sign of the cross on or over (sb. or sth.);
signen with cros
, enlist (sb.) for a crusade; (b)
refl.
to bless oneself, make the…
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