agreste (s.xii3/4)
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agreste (s.xii3/4)

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  FEW:  agrestis 24,269b Gdf:  agreste 1 1,167c GdfC:  agreste 8,50a TL: agreste 1,213 DEAF:  agreste  DMF:  agreste  TLF:  agreste  OED:  agrest a. and n.  MED:  agrest a. and n.  DMLBS:  agrestis 55b
 

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1 wild, savage: 
( 1360-79; MS: s.xivex ) l'autre =tongue of Bilingues [...] Fait sa malice deshoneste, Dont plus q'escorpioun agreste Fait sa pointure au fin sentir  3527
♦bot.uncultivated, wild: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  le fruit de concumbre agreste  i 178
( 1360-79; MS: s.xivex ) une beste Que porte si tresdoulce aleine, Q'espiece d'ort ne flour agreste Ne valt pour comparer a ceste  12868
( MS: s.xv )  Pernetz sauge agreste e damesche […]  98.S105
2rough, not made up: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Hurte des esperons, vet le chemin agreste  3435
rue agreste
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agresta 
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