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æps

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
æps, æsp, e; f: æpse, æspe, an; f.
An asp or aspen-tree, a species of poplar; populus tremula
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  • Æps sicomorus, vel

    celsa,

    • Wrt. Voc. 33, 27
    • :
    • Cot. 165
    • .
  • Ním æps-rinde

    take asp-rind,

    • L. M. 3, 39; Lchdm. ii. 332, 7
    • .
  • Gením æpsan

    take asp-tree,

    • 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 6
    • .
Etymology
[
Chauc. aspe
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Prompt. parv. aspe, espe
:
O. Frs. espe, f
:
Ger. espe, f. populus tremula
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M. H. Ger. aspe, f
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O. H. Ger. aspa, f
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O. Nrs. espi, n.
]
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v.  ÆSP epse.
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  • æps, n.