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figer (s.xii3/4)
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figer (s.xii3/4)

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figeer,  figier;  fiker,  fikir;  fyger  
  FEW:  ficus 3,496a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  figuier 9,618a TL: figuier 3,1836 DEAF:  figue (figuier)  DMF:  figuier  TLF:  figuier  OED:  figer n.  MED:  figer n.  DMLBS: ∅

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( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Sessante pas de long les palmers e[s] gaus, Li figer, ly ciprés, li pomer e li sauz  Rom Chev ANTS 5770
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Lur membres de foille coverirent De fiker, pur ceo ke nuz se virent  Lum Lais ANTS 180
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Pres de sa celle sur un fyger Soleyt chaunter un gryssillun  S Fran ANTS 3778
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Figier est une manere de arbre ke porte duz fruit ke l’em apele figes e a donc (l. adonc?) est li figeer pelez  Ancren2 235.20-21

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fier1 
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