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a.having a.not animal belonging bird body censure cloth coarse colour errour fåll får fât-mè fåt—mè Fåte fire fish gåte horse instrument kind lence liquor loose manner marriage mean ment mêt-pine motion môve musick når ness noise nôr nôt-tube opticks pain pass person piece pin-nò plant prep pron publick quick relating resembling round s.an s.one s.the act ship soft sorrow sound stone syllable tåb thin thing tion tree v. a. pret v. a. to bring v. a. to cover v. a. to draw v. a. to dress v. a. to form v. a. to give v. a. to lay v. a. to put v. a. to strike v. a. to take v. a. to throw v. a. to turn v. a.to v. n. to fall v. n. to grow vessel violence wind woman wood word
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