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berser (c.1136-37)

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berser (c.1136-37)

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[ FEW: 15/i,116a *birson; Gdf: 1,630c berser; GdfC: ∅; TL: 1,932 berser; DEAF: berser; DMF: berser; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: 194c bersare ]

bercer; breser

v.a.

1ven.to hunt (with the bow):

( c.1136-37; MS: s.xii^ex ) [Talent] li prist d’un cerf berser Qu’en une herde vit cler 6307

( 1155; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Li reis [...] ad fait vié =forbidden Qu'il n'i ait bersé ne chacié Ne adesee veneisun En la forest 820

♦weapons mil.to shoot, pierce with an arrow:

( c.1235; MS: c.1235 ) Plus est chescuns esmeuz ke n’est quant est bersee Leonesse 521

( s.xiii^m; MS: s.xiii^ex ) (The amethyst) En bois done eur de berser E en rivere d’oyseler 84.391

( s.xiii^ex; MS: s.xiv^1/3 ) ne autre beste de sette barblé ou galosche ne bersa (A) 35

v.n.

1ven.to hunt:

( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii ) Em boiz sout cointement et berser et vener i 74.1769

( s.xiii^1/3; MS: s.xiii^m ) De berser est un jur repeiré, Veneisun ad pris a grant plenté 7565

( s.xiii^m; MS: s.xiii^ex ) (The amethyst) En bois done eur de berser E en rivere d’oyseler 84.391

( MS: c.1250 ) berser: sagittare i 430

♦ to shoot an arrow from a bow:

( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiⁱⁿ ) Ne sai qui traist ne qui laissa Ne qui feri ne qui bersa, Mais ço dist l’en, ne sai sel fist, Que Tirel traist, le rei ocist ii 258.10058

♦weaponsto strike (='briser'?):

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii² ) Il ad pris un dart, dont il voit lancer, E un fausart, dont il voit breser 1299

sbst._inf.

1ven.hunting:

( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 ) Al berser fu ocis 3588

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