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hǽr-sife

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
hǽr-sife, es; n.
A hair-sieve
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  • Man sceal habban . . . hérsyfe,

      Angl. ix. 264. 14.
Etymology
[O. L. Ger. hár-sif setatium : O. H. Ger. há[r]-sib(-sip) cribellnm, sedatium. ]
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  • hǽr-sife, n.