1coll.livestockfarm animal(s), cattle, livestock:
(
c.1141;
MS: s.xiii4/4
) Pestilences vendrunt, En plusurs lius serrunt, E d'ommes e d'avoir
713
(
c.1200;
MS: s.xiii3/4
)
Cerchuns, dist il, trestute la region S'il i oust herbe a fontainne u a flom Dunt nos avers se paisent alcon hure
(B) 14472
(
MS: s.xiii1
)
armenta: avers
ii 104
2horseslivestockzool.pack-horse, beast of burden or draught animal used for pulling heavy loads, carts, etc. :
(
s.xii2;
MS: s.xii3/3
)
(David) Cumbatid s’envers les Philistiens, si enchaçad lur avres
(Latin: jumenta), ki durent porter la vitaille
46
(
1212;
MS: 1212-13
)
(Gregory was poorly dressed:) quant il por auqun besoing Alast de sa celle auqes loing, Un avre chevauchast petit
1453
(
c.1240;
MS: c.1300
)
Par la passa par aventure Un neu vilein de nuit oscure Sur un vere
(ms. avere) (Latin: equo sedens) ke il chivachout
213.17
(
1369
)
peultz de chivalx, cervefs, affrerz
(Latin: pellium equorum, cervorum, affrorum) [...] et autres merchandies
187
(
1383
)
.ij. estalons, .clx. affres, .iiij
c. boefs
iii 161
♦
horseslivestockzool.draught horse, draught animal used for pulling the plough:
(
c.1285;
MS: c.1312
)
quantes liwes les avres ou les boefs vunt a la jorne
(l. jorné) quant il erent
(=plough) une acre de terre
345
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: s.xiv1/3
)
les boefs e les affres des charues
151
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: c.1300
)
qe le fevere prenge un certeyn pur trover quaunt qe apent de feer e de asser a les carues, e de fereer les e les affres de leyns
436
(
c.1299-1306
)
a tort prist .ij. astrers
(l. affrers) de sa charette e .ij. boefs de sa carue
lxxxvii
(
MS: s.xiv1/4
)
qe nul soit destreint par les avers de sa carue
125
(
1343
)
il suppose qe les .xxx. boefs ou affres comunerent en la terre
17 Ed III 355
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