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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Pir, Pyr, n. (Cf. L. pyrītēs, F. pyrite (12th c. in OED.), pyrite or pyrites (‘a mineral capable of being used for striking fire’), Gk. πυρίτης of or in fire.) —c1420 Wynt. i. 850, 851.
Off wertu thar ar stanys twa Pyr [L. lapidem pyrrhitem] and siles … Pir is of wertu for to bryn The hand
