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mǽrels

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
mǽrels, márels, es; m. and <b>mǽrels-ráp,</b> es; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§598;
A rope for mooring a ship; pronesium [v. Ducange: 'pronexium funis quo navis religatur ad palum']
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  • Mǽrelsráp

    pronesium,

    • Ælfc. Gl. 105
    • ;
    • Som. 78, 21
    • ;
    • Wrt. Voc. 57. 3.
  • Márels

    prosnesium,

    • 63, 62.
  • Prompt. Parv. 327, and note.
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Etymology
[Botn words occur in lists giving the names of ships, and their various parts. Cf.
Du. marlijn, also marl-reep = mar-reep a marline, a small cord used for binding large ropes, to protect them
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O. Du. maren to tie knots, which occurs in English in the phrase to moor a ship. Also cf. marlyn̄ illaqueo, marlyd illaqueatus,
Similar entries
v. scip-mǽrels.
Linked entries
v.  scip-mǽrels.
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  • mǽrels, n.