busart (1174-75)
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busart (1174-75)

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[ FEW: 1,655a buteo; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 8,397b busard; TL: 1,1197 buisart; DEAF:  buison (buisart); DMF: ∅; TLF: ∅; OED:  buzzard n.1; MED:  busard n.; DMLBS: 228c busardus ]
bosard,  boszart,  bozard,  busard,  bussard  

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1orn.zool.European buzzard, Buteo buteo (also applied to other birds of the falcon family): 
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Desur lur cors descendent corneilles e busart  1055
( MS: s.xii4/4 )  (prov.) Ja de ni de busart n’istra esprevier ( (‘You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear’) )  8.177
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  de escufle u de busart Bon ostur averez vus mult tart  837
( MS: c.1300 )  Pernez le busard .j. eicute, si le lesez .iii. jors gisir mort  324
2 name (used as a surname): 
( 1177 )  Robert Boszart  Buzzard
( 1258 )  William Bozard  Buzzard
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