"小枝" meaning in Old Japanese

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Noun

Forms: sayeda [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of さ (sa-, “small, narrow”) + 枝 (yeda, “branch”). Attested phonetically as 左要太, with non-phonetic spellings including 左枝 and 狭枝. Etymology templates: {{com|ojp|さ|枝|t1=small, narrow|t2=branch|tr1=sa-|tr2=yeda}} さ (sa-, “small, narrow”) + 枝 (yeda, “branch”) Head templates: {{head|ojp|noun|tr=sayeda}} 小枝 (sayeda)
  1. branch
    Sense id: en-小枝-ojp-noun-84x2TIqg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: ko₁yade [romanization]
Etymology: Attested phonetically as 故夜提 (ko₁yade). The -yade portion is possibly a metathesis of 枝 (yeda, “branch”), prefixed by 小 (ko₁, “small”). Head templates: {{head|ojp|noun|tr=ko₁yade}} 小枝 (ko₁yade)
  1. (Eastern Old Japanese) small branch; twig
    Sense id: en-小枝-ojp-noun-hPm44QQ3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "ref": "c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 3, poem 386:",
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          "ref": "c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 19, poem 4177:",
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          "text": "夜知久佐能波奈波宇都呂布等伎波奈流麻都能左要太乎和礼波牟須婆奈",
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