boscage (c.1136-37)

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boscage (c.1136-37)

[ FEW: 15/i,193a *bosk-; Gdf: 1,690a boschage; GdfC: 8,343c boschage; TL: 1,1083 boschage; DEAF:  bois (boschage); DMF:  bocage 1; TLF:  bocage 1; OED:  boscage | boskage n.; MED:  boskage n.; DMLBS: 209b boscagium 2 ]
boschage,  boskage;  boyscage  

s.

1geog.wood, woodland
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Asez prof del gué Berengier, N’i a boschage ne rochier, Mais encontre soleil levant S’estent la terre en avalant  ii 29.3826
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Entrent tut com laron e se mettent au boscage E sunt enbuschez tresqu’al jur en l’ombrage  2915
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Ne purrad en nul lieu guarir, en plein ne en boscage  51
( s.xiiiex; MS: c.1300 )  si vous volez enveer bufs ou vaches [...] hors du pays de chaumpaynge jeke en pays du boscage  425
lawtaxcustomary tax in Lincoln
( 1325 )  il y ad un torcinous prise q’il apelent boyscage, qe ascun de les mene gentz paieront .j. marc, ascun demi marc  i 433
pume de boscage
pume

s._pl.

1woodland
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Dunc veissiez par ces boscages Cerfs, chevrols e porcs salvages  6231
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Brutus esguarda les montainnes [...], Vit les mores, vit les boscages [...]  1211
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  Pués se reponst as tapinages Des bruilz, des landes, des boscages  1160
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