Nuxare

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Nuxare arabice seratura que cadit a ligno quando secatur.


Apparatus:

Nuxare ABC efk | Nusare j
seratura ABC j | serratura (serra- e) ef | serramentum sive serratura k
quando secatur om. f
secatur AC jk | serãtur e | siccatur B {misunderstanding by the copyist, since siccatur "when the wood is drying" makes little sense}.


Translation:

Nuxare is Arabic for sawing matter that falls away from the wood when it is being sawn.


Commentary:

Wehr (1976): Cf. ﻧﺸﺮﺓ /nišara/ "(activity of) sawing", but here ﻧﺸﺮﺓ /nušara/ "sawdust".


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