bekier (1121-35)
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bekier (1121-35)

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[wr/gdw]

  FEW:  beccus 1,306b Gdf:  bechier 1,607a GdfC:  becheter 8,311a TL: bechier 1,894 DEAF:  bec (bechier)  DMF:  becquer  TLF:  becquer  OED:  beak v.  MED:  beken v. 2  DMLBS:  beccare 188c
becher,  bechieer,  bechier;  beker;  bescher  

v.a.

1orn.zool.(of a bird) to peck at, strike with the beak: 
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Lores li (=fox) volt manger Si la prent a bechieer  1790
( 1310-20 )  il portast sur sa teste un corbilion pleyn de payn, e corbeus le bechent  16v

v.n.

1 orn.zool. (of a bird) to peck, strike with the beak: 
( MS: 1272-82 ) E dounke li offrez la char e si la veut, dounke li lerrez beker (var. (A: s.xiv1/3) bekier ) deu fez ou treis  88.3
bekier sur
1orn.zool.(of a bird) to peck at, strike with the beak: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  (the back-biter) besche ou son neir bec sour la vive caronie si com fet li corbeau  190.9
abekier  becheroun  bek  bekas  bekete  bekké  esbekier  forsbekier 
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