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earspinl

, eare + spinl.
Searchable Lemmata: earspinl (OE).
Alternate Forms: Unique.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(n.) Jewellery; earring.(ante 1100)
1. inauris aurea gylden earspinl. Gloss. [DOE OccGl 49 (Zupitza) (0967 (25.12))]
c.f.: inauris
OE.
Sex: Male, Female    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts:

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, ear + spinl, a syncopated (and elsewhere attested) form of OE spinel 'spindle' (q.v.), presumably used in the present compound due to a resemblance of form.
WF: Compound
Etym Cog:
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