to dig into, pierce:
(
1273-82;
MS: s.xivex
)
al chef ta garlandesche D’aspre espine [...] Te
(=J.C.) point, e perce e si te beche
759
(
s.xiv1;
MS: s.xiv1
)
la vigne ou il
(=grapes for wine) cruist n’i fut femee ne bechee
574 (B)
to dig:
(
1212;
MS: 1212-13
)
Li frere [...] becherent tant q’i trovoient Un merveillos ydre d’arein
5172
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becher1 (1212)