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bekas (s.xii)
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bekas (s.xii)

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bekaz,  bekaze;  becace,  becas,  becaz;  becoye;  begase   (betoye (l. becoye?)  Man lang ANTS 73.27 (n.),  bibikaz  Fem2 61.5 ),
(pl. betayes (l. becayes?)  Man lang ANTS 73.27)  
  FEW:  beccus 1,308b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  becace 8,310c TL: becace 1,894 DEAF:  bec (becaz)  DMF:  bécasse  TLF:  bécasse  OED: ∅ MED:  beke n.  DMLBS:  becassa 188c

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orn.zool.snipe: 
( MS: s.xii )  aceja: becace  TLL i 21
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  li oisel ke ad noun bekas (M.E. snyte)  BIBB ROTH (G) 795
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  musengez, begasez, blaretz [...]  Man lang ANTS 7.26
( MS: s.xvm )  un becaze anglice snype  Fr Voc 322
♦orn.zool.woodcock: 
( 1415-17; MS: s.xv1 )  feisantz et cokkis de bois vel becoye (l. becoe)  Liber Donati (D) 22.152
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