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swat-þyrel

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
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.