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gyr

  • noun [ masculinefeminine ]
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Grammar
gyr, gyra; m. gyru; f.
Mud, fen, marsh
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  • Gyr

    lætamen,

      Hpt. Gl. 516.
  • On gyran torr[?],

      Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 412, 8.
  • Gyrwe fenn

    palus,

      Ælfc. Gr. 9, 33; Som. 12, 29.
  • Gyran, gyras paludes, Lye.
Etymology
[Cf. O. Frs. cere, gere dirty water.]
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v. gor, Gyrwas.
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