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berz (c.1150)
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berz (c.1150)

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beers,  berce,  berch,  berche,  bers;  biers;  boers,  bors,  borz  (bier  Cal Anc Pet 296)  
  FEW:  *bertiare 1,337a Gdf:  bers 1,628b GdfC: ∅ TL: berz 1,935 DEAF:  bercier (berz)  DMF:  bers  TLF:  ber  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  bercia 193c

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domesticcradle (for an infant): 
( c.1150; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Uncor petit en berz giseit, De sul la mamele viveit  S Nichol wace 61
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Nis li petit enfant i sunt (=to Becket’s tomb) em berz porté  Becket1 70
( MS: s.xiiiex )  cunabula: bers, berce  TLL ii 160
( MS: s.xiiiex )  cune: gallice borz, cradel anglice  TLL ii 160
( 1376-77 )  par le dit enounder femmes et lour enfantz en lour berces sont soventfoitz peris  Rot Parl1 ii 372
♦basket: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Esgarde son charroy, toneals, huches e berz  Rom Chev ANTS 4532
♦manger: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiiim )  Quant il (=J.C.) nasqui, une esteile aparut Desuz la berche la u li emfes jut  Rom rom 1014
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