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It is possible that the glosser mistook prunis (ablative plural of pruna ‘live coal’) for prunus ‘plum-tree’. The FEW notes that derivations from pruna
are very rare and no others are extant from the medieval period.
s.
coal, charcoal, fuel prepared from organic matter, especially wood:
prun (s.xiii1)