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b
u
tere
N (fem, n-stem)
butter
Source:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/butere#Old_English
Attested in
Aelfric's Colloquy 3
("buter-ġeþwēor")
originates from: PWGmc
*buterā
"butter" (buterā
>
buterǣ
>
butrǣ
>
butræ
>
butre) through pwgmc-to-oe
Component of compounds
buter-ġeþwēor
"butter-curd"