baubeier (c.1200)

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baubeier (c.1200)

  FEW:  balbus 1,210b Gdf:  balbier 1,560b GdfC: TL: baubiier 1,883 DEAF:  baube (baubiier)  / baube (bauboiier)  DMF:  bauboyer  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  balbutire 177b
babeier;  baubeer,  bauboier,  baber, 
 bambeire  (O) 339vb  

v.n.

1to stammer, speak indistinctly
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  En la gule n’out nule dent E baubeout trop ledement  630
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Ulf recovra delivrement Sa parole tot pleinement, Meis Ailrez fu baubeiant Issi com enfes apernant  2996
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  A chescun mot l’un baubeye (M.E. wlaffez)  1078
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  Homme bale et babeie (M.E. wlaffyth)  83

v.refl.

1to gossip, chatter
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Li reis Norwales l’en donat, Pur onurance l’otriat E mult suvent s’est puis gabez (var. ( L: s.xiii2) babedez; (H: s.xiv1/4) bauboiez) li reis del cunte as ses privez De l’esoee qu’il dejeta  6039
baube#1  baubeder  bauber  baubur 
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