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Þ þ (thorn)
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smallum
adv.
1 quotation in 1 sense
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Minutely.
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smā̆l
adj.
342 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) Of little size, physically small, diminutive; also
fig.
[quots. c1230, c1395]; also, by comparison with another of the same kind: smaller [quots. c1390, c1400
Apoc.(2)
];
smal busshel
, ?a bushel…
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