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smeoru

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
smeoru, smeru (o, a), wes; n.
Wright's OE grammar
§92; §362;
Fat, grease, suet, tallow
in the following glosses:
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  • Smeoru

    unguentum

    • Wrt. Voc. ii. 124, 9.

  • Unsilt smeoro

    saevo

    • 119, 45.

  • Smero

    sevo

    (in a list 'de igne')
    • i. 284, 27.

  • Unámaelte smeoruwe

    pice, saevo

    • ii. 117, 28.

  • Smerwe

    sevo

    • 80, 45.

  • Smeruwe

    • Hpt. Gl. 503, 18.

  • Smerewe

    arvina

    • 471, 4.
in the following passages:
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  • Wið útsihte, hunig and unsylt smeoru and wex

    • Lchdm. iii. 18, 5.

  • Heortes smeoro (smeru, smero)

    • i. 338, 15 : 354, 4.

  • Sceápes smeru

    • ii. 66, 7.

  • Foxes smero

    • iii. 2, 25.

  • Heorotes smera oððe gáte oððe góse

    • 68, 26 : 80, 18.

  • Ðæt smeru wand út

    • Jud. 3, 22.

  • Smeoruwes

    • Ps. Th. 62, 5.

  • Beran smeruwes (smerwes, MS. B.)

      Lchdm. i. 216, 15.

  • Mid gáte smeorwe (smerwe,MS. B.)

    • 354, 1.

  • Mid smeorwe

    adipe

    • Ps. Surt. 62, 6.

  • Of swínes smerwe

    • Lchdm. ii. 66, 7.

  • Ofer smere

    (unguento)

    • Rtl. 115, 34.

  • Cnucige wið eald smeoru (smera, MS. B. : smeru, MS. O.)

    • Lchdm. i. 74, 21: 86, 7.

  • Genim heortes smeoruw (smeruw, MS. H. : smeru, MS. B.) Genim góse smero

    • 76, 9.

  • Sceápen smera

    • ii. 128, 16: 148, 20.

  • Eal ðæt smeru hig forbærndon

    • Lev. 8, 25.
  • [

    Smeredd sallfedd þurrh nan eorþliȝ smere

    • Orm. 13244.
    ]
Etymology
[
O. H. Ger. smero adeps, arvina, unctura
:
Icel. smjör grease, fat, butter
]
Similar entries
v. flot-, heorot-smeoru
Linked entries
v.  smera smeru.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “smeoru.” 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/28123.

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  • smeoru, n.

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