llafn
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Searchable Lemmata: llafn (W).
Alternate Forms: llafneu.
Definitions and Defining Citations:
1(n.)
Raw Material;
sheet or thin plate of metal or another substance. In some Middle Welsh texts the item is used to refer to a buckle or other fastener for boots or other items of clothing.(ante 1300 still in current use)
1. Gvintasseu o gordwal newyd am eu traet. a llafneu o rudeur yn eu kayu. Ac ymon colofyn yneuad y gvelei gvr gvynllvyt yn eisted y myvn kadeir o ascwrn eliphant. a delv deu eryr arnei o rudeur. breichrvyfeu eur oed am y vreicheu. a modrvyeu amhyl am y dvy law. a gordtorch eur yn kynhal y wallt. ac ansavd erdrym arnav. Clavr o eur a gvydbvyll rac y vron. a llathreu yny lav. allifeu dur. ac yn torri gverin gvydbvyll.
Romance.
[GPC WM (91. 181. 11-5)]
Sex: N/A Ceremonial: No
Body Parts:
Etymological Evidence:
Definite, from Vulgar Latin lamna < CL lamina 'sheet, covering, surface'. The word also has the sense 'blade, sword' (cf. Irish lann).
WF: Borrowed into the British Isles
Etym Cog: lamina (L), lann (Ir).
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