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esperver (1160-74)
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esperver (1160-74)

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asperver;  eçperver;  esparver,  esparvir;  espervier;  esprever,  esprevier,  esprovier,  esprver;  essperver  
  FEW:  *sparwari 17,171b Gdf:  espervier 3,526b GdfC:  espervier 9,542b TL: esprevier 3,1254 DEAF:  esprevier  DMF:  épervier  TLF:  épervier 1  / épervier 2  OED:  sparver n.   / sperver n.  MED:  sperver n. 1  / sperver n. 2  DMLBS:  spervarius 3154b

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1orn.zool.sparrowhawk: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Richart [...] Bien sout esprevier duire et ostor et faucon  i 116.3084
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Osturs, girfaus e espervers  1553
( MS: s.xiii1 )  nisus: (D) esperver  243.65
( MS: s.xiii )  alietus: esprovier  i 66
( MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Esperver a perdrices et alowes et est femella, musket masculus a alowes  176B
( MS: s.xvm )  un [esprver] anglice sparhawke  332
2a canopy for a bed: 
( 1423 )  Item, .j. bolle pur ung esperver, d’argent dorré  iv 222

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sperver 
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