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

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  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
corleu,  corleue,  corlu,  corlue;  curleiu,  curlou;  kurlu  

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1orn.zool.curlew, wading bird with a long, slender, downcurved bill (also used in glosses for bittern and pelican): 
( MS: s.xiiiin )  ortigometra: coturnix, curleius, genus avium  i 378
( MS: s.xiiiex )  todus, todulus gallice: kurlu  ii 169
( MS: s.xiiiex )  onocrocalus: (C) gallice corlue, anglice rordrombel (var. (Ha: s.xivin) gallice butor)  i 338
( MS: s.xiv1 )  onocroculus: un curlu, a curlu  15
( 1347 )  In 1 corleu, 9 pluvers […]  41
( 1427-28; MS: s.xv )  bytoures, curloux, partrikes  247a.iii
2 name (used as a surname): 
( 1269 )  Richard Curlu  Curlew
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