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boiseur (c.1136-65)
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boiseur (c.1136-65)

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boisdeur,  boiseeur,  boiseor,  boiseour,  boisseor,  boisur;  boseor,  boseur  (baisour)  
  FEW:  *bauson 15/i,83b Gdf:  boiseor 1,674b GdfC: ∅ TL: boisëor 1,1033 DEAF:  boisier (boiseor)  DMF:  boiseur  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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1deceiver, cheater, trickster: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Simon Mage e Arrius [...]. En nostre tens en sunt plusor Ki de fei se funt boseor  Salemon 2142
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Souvent clamoit li roiz larron et boisseor Et le conte Tiebaut felon et traitor  Rom de Rou wace i 141.3892
( c.1192; MS: c.1275 )  Ne trovum [...] Ne larun ne boiseur; Illuec covient losengier taire  Pr Jean3 131.Y532
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Si il fust boiseur, ne feist, men escient, Des cors detrenchez teu mescinement  S Aub 1561
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  e Auntecrist, le boiseur  Apoc giffard 2970
2fraudulent claim: 
( 1317 )  pur ceo qe la dite communauté est manacié q’il serrount tuez et destruytz par les cosyns et les alliés le dit counte et ceo par baisour de avoir paiemens de la justice […], il prient […] qe nul ministre eyt poer a relesser felonye desore faite as ditz comunauté et countee […]  Affairs of Ireland 86
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