Smeoru

Old English Dictionary Entry

Smeoru

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: smeru (o, a), wes ; Related words: 8, 25. [Smeredd & sallfedd þurrh nan eorþliȝ smere, Orm. 13244,

Definitions

1 smeoru

n. Fat, grease, suet, tallow. I. in the following glosses :--Smeoru unguentum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 124, 9. Unsilt smeoro saevo, 119, 45. Smero sevo (in a list 'de igne'), i. 284, 27. Unámaelte smeoruwe pice, saevo, ii. 117, 28. Smerwe sevo, 80, 45. Smeruwe, Hpt. Gl. 503, 18. Smerewe arvina, 471, 4. II. in the following passages :--Wið útsihte, hunig and unsylt smeoru and wex, Lchdm. iii. 18, 5. Heortes smeoro (smeru, smero), i. 338, 15 : 354, 4. Sceápes smern, ii. 66, 7. Foxes smero, iii. 2, 25. Heorotes smera oððe gáte oððe góse, 68, 26 : 80, 18. Ðæt smeru wand út, Jud. 3, 22. Smeoruwes, Ps. Th. 62, 5. Beran smeruwes (smerwes, MS. B.), Lchdm. i. 216, 15. Mid gáte smeorwe (smerwe, MS. B. ), 354, 1. Mid smeorwe adipe, Ps. Surt. 62, 6. Of swínes smerwe. Lchdm. ii. 66, 7. Ofer smere (unguento), Rtl. 115, 34. Cnucige wið eald smeoru (smera, MS. B. : smeru, MS. O.), Lchdm. i. 74, 21 : 86, 7. Genim heortes smeoruw (smeruw, MS. H. : smeru, MS. B.). Genim góse smero, 76, 9. Sceápen smera, ii. 128, 16 : 148, 20. Eal ðæt smeru hig forbærndon, LeO. H. Ger. smero adeps, arvina, unctura : Icel. smjör grease, fat, butter.]

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Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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