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æppel, sūr

noun, m., a-decl., 2 occ.

Type: plant-part

Last Update: 29.03.2011 08:37

Reference Last Update: 25.12.2022 18:51

Meaning Last Update: 29.03.2011 08:29

  • A: plant-part: native
    Mali fructus, apple, sour, Apfel, sauer
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Comment Last Update: 17.10.2011 10:58

  • Comment on (A): Mali fructus, apple, sour, Apfel, sauer

    No definite identification possible. The attribut sūr 'sour; sauer', which is used used to define →æppel (1), denotes a different, not identifyable subspecies, or a degree of ripeness.

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Occurrences Last Update: 01.04.2009 07:00

  • LB, 40/25 nasg surne æppel
  • LB, 57/21 napl sure æppla
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Research Literature

BW I: Bierbaumer, Peter. Der botanische Wortschatz des Altenglischen. Grazer Beiträge zur Englischen Philologie 1. Bern, Frankfurt am Main: Lang, 1975.
LB: Cockayne, Oswald Thomas (ed.). "Leech Book." In: Leechdoms, Wortcunning and Starcraft of Early England. Being a Collection of Documents, for the Most Part never before Printed, Illustrating the History of Sience in this Country before the Norman Conquest. Vol. 2. Rev. Ed. by Charles Singer. London: Longman [et. al.], 1961. 1-360.
LB: Leonhardi, Günther. Kleinere angelsächsische Denkmäler I. Bibliothek der ags. Prosa VI. Hamburg: Grand, 1905.
Deegan, Marilyn. A Critical Edition of MS. B.L. Royal 12.D.XVII: Bald's 'Leechbook'. Diss. Univ. of Manchester. 1988.
Hankins, Freda Richards. Bald's 'Leechbook' Reconsidered. Diss. Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 1993.
MS London, British Library, Royal 12 D.xvii.
Wright, Cyril E. (ed.). Bald's Leechbook. Early English manuscripts in facsimile. 5. Kopenhagen: Rosenkilde & Bagger, 1955.