bourle (s.xiii1)
Cite this entry

Browse the Dictionary

    Loading...

bourle (s.xiii1)

Cite this entry
  FEW:  *burrula 1,646a Gdf:  boule 1,701a GdfC:  burle 8,397a TL: borle 1,1075 DEAF:  borle  DMF:  bourle  TLF: ∅ OED:  burl n.1  MED:  burle n.  DMLBS:  burla 227b
borle,  burlee  ii 205  

s.

1textileball, flock (of wool, etc.): 
( MS: s.xiii1 )  floccis : (R) borles(var. (J: s.xiii1) fruçuns; (D: s.xiii1) floccis de leine)  250
♦padding: 
( c.1290; MS: s.xivin )  Les cous dé chivaus portent hesteles (M.E. hames) E colers de quir (M.E.berouhame) e bourlé hoceles  672
♦shoddy, refuse wool: 
( 1254 )  nul ne face draps ou burlee seyent mellé en la layne  ii 204
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
bourle