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Þ þ (thorn)
Ð ð (eth)
Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
Æ æ (ash)
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1.
ēth-bẹ̄te
adj.
1 quotation in 1 sense
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Of sins: easily atoned for.
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2.
unbet(te
ppl.
Additional spellings:
unbette
4 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Of sins: not remedied, not amended; (b) of a fire: not furnished with fuel, not tended.
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unbēten
ppl.
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Not beaten.
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