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hyrnetu

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
hyrnetu, hyrnet, e; f.
Wright's OE grammar
§378;
A hornet
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  • Hyrnet

    crabro,

    • Ælfc. Gl. 22
    • ;
    • Som. 59, 107
    • ;
    • Wrt. Voc. 23, 63
    • .
  • Hyrnetu

    crabro,

    • ii. 16, 25.
  • Hurnitu,

    • 105, 46
    • .
  • Ic ásende hyrnytta

    mittam crabrones,

    • Ex. 23, 28.
Etymology
[
O. H. Ger. hornuz crabro, scabro
:
Ger. horniss.
]
Linked entries
v.  hurnitu.
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  • hyrnetu, n.