squirrel
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Searchable Lemmata: scurellus (L), escurel (AF), squirel (ME), scurell (OScots), squirrel (MdE).
Alternate Forms: asperialus, asperiolus, equirel, equireuul, escuirel, escurellus, escurer, escureus, escuroel, esperiolus, esquirel, esscurel, experiolus, exquirius, hesperiolus, pirolus, quirellus, scirra, sciurellus, scorel, scorella, scouriolus, scurel, scurelle, scurle, scurulus, skirel, skwirel, squerel, squerille, squirelle, squirille, squirrius, squrel, swerel, swerelle, swirel, turilus.
Definitions and Defining Citations:
1(n.)
Raw Material;
in cloth and clothing contexts: the fur of the Eurasiatic squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) or similar. From at least the early 15th century, could be used as a mass or collective noun for fur (w/o article). See Hayward , M. (2012)f. The word is only attested in AF texts referring to the animal, rather than its fur.(ante 1320 still in current use)
Sex: N/A Use: n/a Status: n/a Rank: n/a Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.
Etymological Evidence:
Definite, Old French escrurel, esquireul and AF esquirel, squirel (variants of Old French escurueil); and British Latin scurellus, squirellus, etc., variants of Medieval Latin scuriolus.
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