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busche (1121-25)

busche (1121-25)

bouche;  buche,  busch,  bushe;  bussche,  busse,  busshe;  (benche (l. beuche?)  Percy Ch 345 boche  Nov Narr 15 ),
(pl.  brisshis (l. busshis)  Nov Narr 195)  
  FEW:  *busk- 15/ii,24a Gdf: GdfC:  busche 8,397c TL: busche 1,1208 DEAF:  busche 1  DMF:  bûche  TLF:  bûche 1  OED:  bush n.1  MED:  bush n. 1  DMLBS:  busso  229a / busca 1 228c

s.

1treesgeog.bot.treesbush, thicket
( MS: c.1335 )  Enbuchez est dedenz la buche  Harley Complete iii 156.151
2(brush)wood
( 1293 )  assartyr le boys est oster le buche e torner le en terre arable  YBB 20-21 Ed I 413
( 1308-09 )  soleient prendre deinz la dite foreste [...] buche secke esteant et gisant  Rot Parl1 i 279
( 1347 )  sept charettez de busch pur lour fowaille  Percy Ch 330
( MS: 1419 )  Si ascuns usent autre fewaile qe buche ou carbons [...]  Lib Alb 337
coll.firewood
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  il ne truvast busche ne fust Dunc sun mangier quire peust  Rom de Rou wace i 276.3101
( c.1165; MS: s.xii4/4 )  De sech busche cler fu  Prov Serl1 215.99
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  Charn de la nef qu'il i mistrent, Pur quire [...] De la busche en vunt quere  S Brend mup 449
( MS: s.xiiiin )  hoc focale gallice: buches  Vernac Glosses 14
( MS: s.xiii )  focalia: (L) buches (var. (C: s.xiiiex) fouial)  TLL ii 137.55
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  ke rien ne prengne del maner fors feyn e buche e litere  HENLEY2 270.c22
( 1318; MS: s.xv )  litere pur tout l’an, et busche pur la seison d’yver cestassavoir entre lez viellez de toutz Seintz et le Pasque  Ord York 244
( 1415-17; MS: s.xv1 )  cuynez (=axes) pur lez busshez fyndre (=fendre)  Liber Donati (D) 26.329
3stick, piece of wood
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  li ovre la bouche de une quiller et li bota busche en la gorge et depessa la pel de l’apostume  A-N Med i 198
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  Ousteons nous ces busses et tisonnis  Man lang ANTS 22.30
stakes
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  porter grant charge de busche  vegetius2 6.10
grosse busche
log
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  come bon feu e pussant Ke grosse busche gaste en ardant  Secr abernun 1565
morte busche
firewood
( 1373 )  deux charetes [...] pur querre mort busshe pur son fuayl  GAUNT1 ii 126

buschement
buscher1
buscher2
buschette
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