butere
- noun [ feminine ]
Grammar
BUTTER; butyrum [= βούτυρον, βοῦς , Boûs a
cow,τυρός cheese]
-
Butere
butyrum,
- Wrt. Voc. 82, 27 .
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Dó ðonne mele fulne buteran
add then a basin full of butter,
- L. M. 1, 36 ;
- Lchdm. ii. 86, 17, 19, 22 .
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On ðære buteran
in the butter,
- 1, 36 ;
- Lchdm. ii. 88, 1 .
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On gódre buteran
in good butter,
- 3, 32 ;
- Lchdm. ii. 326, 18: 3, 41 ;
- Lchdm. ii. 334, 14^3 .
Ahlyttre ða buteran
purify the butter,
- 3, 2 ;
- Lchdm. ii. 308, 28: Coll. Monast. Th. 34, 27 .
Etymology
Wyc. botere
:
Plat. botter, f
:
Frs. buter
:
O. Frs. butera, botera
:
Dut. bóter, f
:
Ger. butter, f
:
M. H. Ger. buter
:
O. H. Ger. butere, f
:
Fr. beurre, m
:
It. butirro, burro, m
:
Lat. butyrum
:
Grk.
βούτυρον
.]
Entry information
Citation
Bosworth, Joseph. “butere.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/5508.
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