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glēba

lump of earth, clod

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What it meant

1. gleba — de Vaan

gleba 'lump of earth, clod' [f. a] (Cato+; mainly in Pliny) Derivatives: glebarius 'who cuts off lumps' (Varro). IE cognates: Lith. glibti, 3s. glibia 'to embrace, clasp, (dial.) take care of, Lith. — [de Vaan, s.v. gleba, p. 278]

2. glēba — Lewis & Short

glēba, and its derivv., v. glaeba, etc.

3. gléba — Walde–Hofmann

gléba (doch -ae- besser bezeugte Schreibung, vgl. YAdßa u. a. im Thes.), -ae f. „Erdscholle; Stückchen, Klümpchen; spätl. , Landstrich ; Ackersteuer“ (seit Cato, rom. [auch *glefa, nach Rohlfs Diz. Dial. 30 aus dem Osk.], ebenso -u/a „Klümpchen“ seit Vitr.; vgl. -àlis seit Amm., -ürius Varro, -ösus seit Plin., -ulentus, -ütió Spätl.; glébo 'arátor, rüsticus’ Gl. (aber glebra *arütor lingua Gallici? |Stokes BB. 29, … — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. gléba, p. 638]

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