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abaier (s.xii1)
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abaier (s.xii1)

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abaer,  abair,  abaire  
  FEW:  bau 2 *1,299a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: abaiier 1,35 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  aboyer  TLF:  aboyer  OED:  abay v.  MED:  abaien v.  DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

soundmammalszool.to bark at: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Le vielz chien recreuz […] Les trespassanz par dehors escrie e esbaie (var. (C: s.xiiim) abaie)  Rom Chev ANTS 1449
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Mes ceo solent fere mastins e felons chiens; Ceaux abaient il plus de qui ont plus de biens  Rom Chev ANTS 2705
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  le petite chien […] abaie le renard  Sz Med1 104

v.intrans.

soundmammalszool.to bark: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  abaient (Latin: latrent) cume chiens  Camb Ps 100.LVIII.6
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Normant dient qu’Engleis abaient Por la parole qu’il n’entendent  Rom de Rou wace ii 185.8068
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 )  nul chen ne purra abaier  Lapid 286.9
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 )  com ceo fust un vilen mastin abaiant  Boeve 1757
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Abaa cum chen forsené  S Fran ANTS 8490
abaier sur
soundmammalszool.to bark at: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  si vus veisset apertement ester devant vus e abaer (var. (BN: s.xivin) e bair) tant com il puet sur vous le dyable de enfern  Ancren2 20.25

See also:

baier1  surabaier 
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