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boterel (1130)
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boterel (1130)

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buterel, 
pl boteriaus  
  FEW:  *butt 15/ii,40b Gdf:  boterel 1,693b GdfC: ∅ TL: boterel 1,1094 DEAF:  bot 1 (boterel)  DMF:  boterel 2  TLF: ∅ OED:  boterel n.  MED:  boterel n.  DMLBS: ∅

s.

1 zool.amph. toad, Bufo vulgaris: 
( s.xiii; MS: c.1300 )  il ne li fust mie plus [en poor] de gesir entre couleuvres et boteriaus et serpenz que entre oes et gelines  S Godric 323
2 name (used as a surname): 
( 1130 )  William Boterel  Family Names Botterill
( 1127-47 )  Peter Boterel  Family Names Botterill
( 1166-7 )  Radulfus Boterel  Pipe Roll xi 51
( 1270 )  Stephanus Buterel  MED boterel n.

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See also:

bot1  botraz 
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