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servour (s.xiii2)
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The form cervoir is a cross reference to the following entry:

servour (s.xiii2)

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cervoir,  cervoire;  servur,  serwour  
  FEW:  servare 11,531a Gdf:  servoir 7,403a GdfC: ∅ TL: *servëoir 9,562 / servëor 1 9,562 DEAF:  server (serveoir)  DMF:  servoir  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  servarium 3051a / servorium 3054c

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geog. fish-pond, lake used for keeping fish: 
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  euwe de servour (var. (T: s.xivin) serwour;  (O: s.xv1) cervoir) primes espuchez (M.E. laden hout)  BIBB ROTH (G) 517
( MS: s.xiii2 )  piscena: servur  TLL i 25
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  […] ne poent les femmes rien chalenger […] en cervoires (var. (F: s.xiv3/3) servurs) ne en vivers ne en haies ne en estangs  BRITT ii 251
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  L’autre va e lui moustre la lune resplendisant e[n] un servour  BOZ Cont 64

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