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fou1 (s.xii2)
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fou1 (s.xii2)

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feu,  fo,  foue,  fow,  foy, 
(pl. fuytz,  fowes,  fawes  YBB 12 Rich II 173)  
  FEW:  fagus 3,371a Gdf:  fou 1 4,107a GdfC: ∅ TL: fo 3,1959 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  fou 2  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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bot.treesbeech (tree): 
( MS: s.xii2 ) fagus: boc treow, fou  Aelfric Gloss 49.146
( s.xiii2/4; MS: c.1245 )  Item mangez suvent les foilles de fou e lavez la buche de eisil  Pop Med 113.48
( MS: s.xiii )  fago: fo, anglice behec  TLL ii 153
( MS: s.xiii2 )  fagique: foy  TLL ii 5
( MS: s.xiiiex )  fagus: gallice foue, anglice bech  TLL ii 163
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  Coudre, fov (l. fou) (M.E. beche) et tilier  Nominale 650
( 1388 )  et assigne le West et estrepement en mesouns, freinez, keynes, foinez (var. fowes) et coundrez  YBB 12 Rich II 119
( MS: s.xiv/xv )  faginus: anglice beche, gallice fou  TLL i 158
♦beech (wood): 
( c.1216-20; MS: 1419 )  La charecte qe meisne lattes de cheyne, dorra i latte; Et si elle meisne lattes de fou, si dorra obole et une latte  Lib Alb 232
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  E va dunc quere la fue, Quir enclowé de fust de feu (M.E. becche)  BIBB ROTH (G) 1011
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  Eschamel, chaier de fow (M.E. of beche)  Nominale 504

See also:

fage 
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