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esplen

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Old French

Alternative forms

  • espleen (Anglo-Norman), esplein

Etymology

From Latin splen, splenem, from Ancient Greek σπλήν (splḗn).

Noun

esplen oblique singular, m (oblique plural esplens, nominative singular esplens, nominative plural esplen)

  1. (anatomy) spleen

Descendants

  • → Middle English: splene, splen
    • English: spleen (see there for further descendants)

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