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spear-lira

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
spear-lira, an; m.
The calf of the leg
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  • Spærlira

    sura,

      Wrt. Voc. i. 44, 71: 71, 55.
  • Sperlira,

      65, 43.
  • Spærlirena

    surarum,

      Hpt. Gl. 478, 56.
  • Spærlirum

    suris,

      483, 37.
  • Spærliran

    suras,

      482, 65.
  • On spearlirum

    in suris,

      Deut. 28, 35.
  • Speoruliran

    suras,

      Lchdm. i. lxxi, 10.
Etymology
[Hose . . . þat spenet on his sparlyr & clene spures under, Gaw. 158. Sparluris, Wick. Deut. 28, 35.]
Similar entries
v. spearwa.
Linked entries
v.  spær-lira spearwa sper-lira.
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