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asne (1113-19)
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asne (1113-19)

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ane,  arne,  asine;  adne,  anne,  agne,  aune  
  FEW:  asinus 25,437b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  asne 8,203b TL: asne 1,560 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  âne  TLF:  âne  OED:  ass n.1  MED:  asse n.  DMLBS:  asinus 137b

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mammalszool.horsesass: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Se li envius Est tant de putes murs Que il nel voillet oir, Alt sei de luinz gesir Si i pot esculter Cum li asnes a harper!  Comput ANTS 144
( MS: c.1250 )  hic asinus: asne  TLL i 425
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  trop en ont les oreilles longes, com ad li agnes (var. (BN: s.xivin) asnes) pur oier loinz seculeres noveles foreines  Ancren2 250.5
( c.1325; MS: c.1325 )  De la joue de un arne le occyit  Bible Holkham 7.3
( s.xvin; MS: s.xv1 )  pluis vault pel de foun Qe chaunt d’asyne (M.E. asse) ou de poun  Fem2 61.10
asne de champ
mammalszool.horseswild ass: 
( MS: s.xiii1 )  onagros: (J) anes de champ  Gloss Nequam1 253.160
asne salvage
mammalszool.horseswild ass: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Beverunt tutes les bestes del camp; atendrunt li asne salvage en lur sei  Oxf Ps ANTS 104.103.12
( MS: s.xii/xiii )  onagros: anis sawagis  TLL ii 89
( MS: s.xiii2 )  onager: (Hb) ane savage (M.E. (A) wyld asse)  TLL i 338
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  Si com le asne savage (Latin: onager) est la preye del leon  BOZ Cont 37
leit de asne
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