earpreon
, eare + preon.
Searchable Lemmata: earpreon (OE).
Alternate Forms: earpreonas.
Definitions and Defining Citations:
1(n.)
Jewellery;
earring.(ante 1100)
Sex: Male, Female Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: Head.
2(n.)
Other;
ornamentation for the hair. Perhaps an erroneous use for the term based on the Isidorean gloss; or possibly an extended usage referring to a way in which hair was fastened behind or above the ears; or if a decorative hairpin, its placement.(ante 1100)
Sex: Female Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: Head.
Etymological Evidence:
Definite, ear + preon (see preen) 'pin, fastener'.
WF: Compound
Etym Cog:
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