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turtur

  • noun [ masculinefeminine ]
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Grammar
turtur, es; m.: turture, an; f.
A turtle-dove
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  • Speara gemoeted him hús and turtur nest

    passer invenit sibi domum et turtur nidum,

      Ps. Surt. 83, 4.
  • Twégen culfran briddas and twégen turturan gemæccan,

      Blickl. Homl. 23, 27.
  • Tuoe (twoege, Rush.) turturas

    par turturum,

      Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 2, 24.
Etymology
[O. H. Ger. turtur (Notker, Ps. 83, 4).]
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