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derube (1121-25)
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derube (1121-25)

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desrub,  desrube  
  FEW:  rupes 10,577a Gdf:  desrube 2,647c GdfC: ∅ TL: desrube 2,1737 DEAF:  desruber (desrube)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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1geog.steep cliff, precipice: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  (A stream) Del derube veneit tut dreit  S Brend mup 170
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  le gaiant [...] A un desrube l'ad porté [...]; Ovri ses mains, lascha ses braz, Cil fud pesanz, si prist tel quaz Aval la faleise el rochier N'i remist os a depescier  Brut WACE 1159
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  rochiers e derubes esteient merveillus, puignanz e tranchanz, par unt Jonathas dut venir a l’ost  Liv Reis1 25
( c.1185 )  Un halt derube est avalez, En un val parfunt est entrez  Proth ANTS 4549
2geog.torrent, waterfall: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  [...] sicume a Jabin enl (var. (B: s.xii4/4) el) desrub (Latin: in torrente) de Cison  Camb Ps 152.LXXXII.9

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desruban 
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