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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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1.
eu
n.
21 quotations in 2 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) The yew tree or its wood; (b) wrong transl. of F
ere du boys
(a kind of ivy; note OF
if
yew & ME
ivi
ivy).
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2.
yǒu
pron.
384 quotations in 21 senses
Sense / Definition
As direct obj. with plural referent: you: (a) addressed to more than one person or reification (b) with indef. pron. or adj. or num.:
you alle, alle…you
;
you bothe
;
you ech on
;
you thre
; (c)…
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3.
yǒu-self
pron.
Additional spellings:
youself
41 quotations in 4 senses
Sense / Definition
Emphatic plural 2nd person pron. used as an appositive to the subj. of a clause: yourselves.
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