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mere-grota

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
mere-grota, an; m.
A pearl
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  • Meregrota

    margarita,

    • Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 24.
  • On ðám beóþ oft gemétte ða betstan meregrotan

    quibus inclusam sæpe margaritam optimam inveniunt,

    • Bd. 1, 1
    • ;
    • S. 473, 18.
Etymology
[Cf.
O. Sax. meri-grita, -griota.
]
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  • mere-grota, n.