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ADJ

Sober, not giving way to appetite or passion, pure, temperate, circumspect

Source: Ringe 2014:224, https://bosworthtoller.com/29963
originates from: PWGmc *sūbrī "sober, chaste, clean" (sūbrī > sȳβrī > sȳfrī > sȳfri > sȳfre) through pwgmc-to-oe
(source: Ringe 2014:224)

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