burs1 (1171-74)

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burs1 (1171-74)

[ FEW: ; Gdf: ; GdfC: ; TL: ; DEAF: ; DMF: ; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
 

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1insignificant person, nobody
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Ne plus qu’un petit burs puet l’onur abaisier Del regne, plus ne deiz, Reis, par nul enconbrier, Les dreiz de saint’ iglise abatre ne changier  2888
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