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pirite (s.xii1/3)
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pirite (s.xii1/3)

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perite,  pirites;  pyride,  pyrites  (pirestes)  
  FEW:  pyrites 9,647b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  pyrite 10,451c TL: pirite 7,971 DEAF:  pirite  DMF: ∅ TLF:  pyrite  OED:  pyrite n.  / pyrites n.  MED:  pirite n.  DMLBS:  pyrites 2592b

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lapid.pyrite, stone that produces sparks when struck: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Pyrites (var. (D: 1276-77) Pirestes) a falve culur  66.909
( MS: s.xiii1 )  [B]ele gemme est la pirite; Ne trovai pas sa force escriste  197.1283
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Une piere pyride en vent, Ke art la main de li quil prent  741
( c.1300; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Une pere petite K’en apele perite  614

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