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swat-þyrel

  • noun [ neuter ]
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swat-þyrel, es; n.
A pore
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  • Swátþyrlu

    pori i. spiramenta unde sudor emanat.

      Wrt. Voc. i 44, 25.
Etymology
[Cf. Swete-holle porus, Wrt. Voc. i. 209, 9. Swet-hole, Cath. Ang. 373, col. 2. O.H. Ger. sweiz-loh : Ger. schweiss-loch a pore: Icel. sweita-bora: Dan. swede-hul.]
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  • swat-þyrel, n.