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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
balgh
adj.
8 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Bulging, stout (chest, haunches); (b) bulging, round (knoll); ?smooth; (c) stout, big (tree, pole, stone).
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belī
n.
95 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) The belly of man or animal, abdomen;
beli and bak
, before and behind, all over; (b) the body; (c)
beli blind
, blind as the inside of the belly, pitch dark;
beli bond
, a band or strap passing under…
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