espeiard (s.xiv1/4)

espeiard (s.xiv1/4)

  FEW: Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF: DMF: TLF: OED:  spayard n.  MED:  spaiard n.  DMLBS:
espaiard,  espeyard,  esparard  

s.

1zool.mammalsspayard, male red deer in its third year
( s.xiv1/4; MS: s.xiv2 ) Ore aloms a cerf et parloms de luy en ses degrés. Feat assavoir qe le premer an est veal, le second an est br[o]ket, le tierce an espa[i]ard  (ms. esparard) (var. (B: s.xivm) espeyard ), le quarte an sour [...]  4.39
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