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curlu1 (s.xiiiin)
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curlu1 (s.xiiiin)

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curleiu,  curlou;  corlu,  corleu,  corleue,  corlue;  kurlu  
  FEW:  korli 2/ii,1188a Gdf:  corlieu 2,304a GdfC: ∅ TL: corlieu 1 2,868 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  corlieu 2  TLF:  courlis  OED:  curlew n.  MED:  curleu n.  DMLBS:  curlius 539b

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1orn.zool.curlew (Latin and vernaculars indicate also ‘bittern’ and ‘pelican’) : 
( MS: s.xiiiin )  ortigometra: coturnix, curleius, genus avium  TLL i 378
( MS: s.xiiiex )  todus, todulus gallice: kurlu  TLL ii 169
( MS: s.xiiiex )  onocrocalus: (C) gallice corlue, anglice rordrombel (var. (Ha: s.xivin) gallice butor)  TLL i 338
( MS: s.xiv1 )  onocroculus: un curlu, a curlu  Westm Glosses 15
( 1347 )  In 1 corleu, 9 pluvers […]  Durham 41
( 1427-28; MS: s.xv )  bytoures, curloux, partrikes  Feast Menus 247a.iii
2 name (used as a surname): 
( 1269 )  Richard Curlu  Family Names Curlew
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