buis1 (1150-70)
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buis1 (1150-70)

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[ FEW: 1,666a buxus; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 8,353a bouis; TL: 1,1197 buis /1,1207 bus 1; DEAF:  buis; DMF:  buis; TLF: ∅; OED:  box n.1 / bush n.1; MED:  box n.1 / bush n.1; DMLBS: 230c buxus ]
buisce;  buie,  buit;  bois,  boist;  buce,  bus,  buse,  buz ,  biux (l. buix)  384 var  

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1bot.treesbox-tree: 
( MS: c.1250 )  hic palmes: bronche de vine (l. buie)  i 427.536
( c.1250; MS: 1307-25 )  Buit (M.E. box) i ad, paumere (M.E. palmetre) e arable (M.E. mapil)  699
( 1266-1300; MS: s.xiv4/4 )  Boen fu de charbon et de buisce sec lors sunt en saison  85.438
2boxwood: 
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  E puis prent un hanap de mazre [...]; Met i de buis un gros nuel, Si s’apareille un flavel  1784
( MS: s.xii/xiii )  buxus: corn de bois  ii 88
♦musicbox-wood flute: 
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  buxus: (L) buse(var. freytel (C)MS: xiii2;  fleggars (D)MS: xiii/xiv)  ii 71
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