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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
stēnen(e
adj.
Additional spellings:
stenene
12 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) Made of stone; also, referring to the name of the apostle Peter: of stone [1st quot.]; (b) in place names [see Smith
PNElem.
2.141].
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2.
stōnen(e
adj.
Additional spellings:
stonene
29 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) Made of stone; also
fig.
;
stonen herte
; (b) made of building stone or masonry; also in proverb and in
fig.
context; (c) full of stones, rocky; (d) in place name.
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