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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
wurpen
v.
2 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
To recover from an illness.
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2.
werpen
v.
135 quotations in 11 senses
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(a) To hasten, rush; rush (toward sb. or sth.); also,
refl.
propel oneself (into thorns);
werpen awei
; (b) to leap (out of someone’s hand).
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