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bois1 (1086)
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bois1 (1086)

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boais,  boes,  boies,  boisce,  boische,  boise,  boiz;  bos,  bosc;  boyis,  boys,  boyse,  boysse  (bous  TLL ii 120 ),
(pl. boysz  Rot Parl1 iv 415 )  
  FEW:  *bosk- 15/i,192b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  bois 8,335b TL: bois 1,1197 DEAF:  bois  DMF:  bois  TLF:  bois  OED: ∅ MED:  bois n.  DMLBS:  boscus 209b

s.

1geog.treesbot.wood(land), forest: 
( MS: s.xii1/3 )  nemus: bois vel wudea vel holt  TLL i 26
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  Bois repleniz de veneisun  S Brend mup 1747
( c.1280 )  desaforester lur boys et lur terres  Northumb 4
( 1302 )  pur ceo qe le boyis at esté lur commune pasture avaunt cest hore  TNA SC 8/195/9726
( c.1325; MS: c.1325 )  Il alla au boys braunches couper  Bible Holkham 8.5
2wood (as a material): 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Les lates e les chevrons [...] Ont el fossé amoncelé, Pois mistrent feu devers le vent, Li bois fu secs, li feu s’esprent  Rom de Rou wace ii 48.4342
( 1394 )  ové un cutell que jeo soley porter pour le boys  Test Ebor i 199
♦log (of wood), trunk (of tree): 
( MS: s.xii4/4 )  Ou chiet boise, si sort noise  Prov vil 7.128
♦wood (for fuel): 
( 1396; MS: c.1400 )  pour tens d’yver assés de boais  Man lang1 49
3ven.game hunting: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  De bois, de chiens, de venerie Conoisseit tote la maistrie  Rom de Rou wace ii 275.10529
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  En riviere e en bois est lur delitement  Horn 2582
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  valet de grant maniere, Corteis et affaité de bois  Ipom BFR 649
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiiex )  (The amethyst) En bois done eur de berser E en rivere d’oyseler  Lapid 84.391
4 name (used as (part of) a surname): 
( 1086 )  Ralph Taillebosc  Family Names Talboys
( 1201 )  Nicholas del Bois  Family Names Boyce
( 1211 )  Alexander le Bois  Family Names Boyce
( 1327 )  Roger du Boys  Family Names Boyce
( 1442 )  Richard Boys  Family Names Boyce
bois cressant
treesbot.standing timber: 
( 1336 )  tut ount fait gastyne deyntz deus ans qe eyns fust espesse bois cressaunt  Rot Parl2 242
( 1382; MS: s.xv1 )  boys cressantz appurtenantz as ditz manoirs  Lett & Pet 178.121.58
gros bois
treesbot.mature trees, timber: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: c.1300 )  e auxsi deyt hom veer si ly (l. yl or s’il y) ath fust cresaunt en le maner, ou boys gros ou menu qe hom puysse prendre meryn, verges [...]  HENLEY2 436
halt bois
treesbot.mature trees, timber: 
( MS: s.xiv1/4 )  auxi bien en le haute bois com en le suthbois  Nov Narr 77
bois sec
dead wood: 
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  que de boisce secche soient li vif carbon  A-N Med ii 95.498
bois seisonable
treesbot.trees suitable for felling, mature timber: 
( 1390-1412; MS: s.xv1 )  souz boys et boys sesonable, venduz et au vendre deinz les ditz forestes  Lett & Pet 188.129.23
colum de bois
zool.orn.wood-pigeon: 
( MS: c.1250 )  palumbes: columb de bois  TLL i 418
letuse de bois
letuse1
muge de bois
muge1
pume de bois
pume
pumer de bois
pumer
surele de bois
surele
s’aller al bois
to take to the woods, go into the wild: 
( 1276-77 )  k’il ne soeffre ke nul lettre issie hors de la chaunceleré pur amener (=export) du blé hors de Irelande, car le pais est durement acheriiz e ila (l. la) justice dute ke les Irreis se voisent al bois par defaute […]  Affairs of Ireland 15
triacle des bois
triacle

See also:

bochet2  boscage  boscagus  boscaille  boschaier  boschel  busson  bussuner  suzbois 
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