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bou1 (s.xii1/3)
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bou1 (s.xii1/3)

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beie,  beiue,  beu,  beue;  boie,  bol,  boo,  bou,  boue,  bow;  bue,  bui,  buie; 
pl. boez,  bos,  bouis,  boux ;  buus  (bauis,  beyfis,  bluie  Gloss Bod 730 59)  
  FEW:  *baug 15/i,85a Gdf:  bou 1,694a GdfC: ∅ TL: bo 1,1006 DEAF:  bo 2  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

s.

1jewel.bracelet, arm-ring: 
( MS: s.xii2 ) Armilla: beah, bol  Aelfric Gloss 49.51
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Pris la curune de sun chief e le bou de sun braz  Liv Reis1 61
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  E offrirent mulz beaubelez: Nusches, bos d’or, e anelez  S Edm Life ANTS 3098
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  E puis ly funt meint bel present Des bols d’or, de anels e de argent  S Edm Life ANTS 4274
2fetter, shackle: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Ne ja n’iert si fort ser[e]ure Ne nule si fort lieure Que il ne puisse defermer, Buies fruissir e desserer  Lapid 241.1158
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Tormenterent en buie (Latin: in compede) les piez de lui  Camb Ps 192.CIV.18
( c.1185 )  Es pez bues, el col carcan  Proth ANTS 7021
( MS: s.xii/xiii )  compes: bue  TLL ii 88.71
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Prisun ad obscure pur sale e pur soler, Manicles e buies en liu de buus d’or cler  S Aub 680
( MS: s.xiii2 )  compes: gallice (D) bue de fer, firgis  TLL ii 16
mettre en bous
to shackle, fetter: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Au derrain le prist Rou et en buies l'a mis  Rom de Rou wace i 27.356
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Ceaux a ses chastels […] fet envoier E metre en buies (var. (C: s.xiiim) bues) e en fer enfirger  Rom Chev ANTS 2024
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiiex )  [...] Ki sunt enemi unt pris, En bues e anaus mis  Dermot2 2568
( MS: s.xiii )  compediti: mis en bouis  TLL ii 113.71
mettre dors des bous
to release from shackles, fetters: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Regnier fist amener, hors des buies le mist  Rom de Rou wace i 28.376
turmenter en bou
turmenter
estre bou d'or en groin de porc
porc

See also:

bueittes  embuié 
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