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fresaie (s.xii1)
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fresaie (s.xii1)

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freseie,  fresey,  freseye,  freyseye;  fresoie,  fresoye  
  FEW:  praesagus 9,305a Gdf:  fresaie 4,140b GdfC: ∅ TL: fresaie 3,2246 DEAF:  fresaie  DMF:  fresaie  TLF:  fresaie  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

Fresaie (mod. Fr. chouette effraie) is, in modern ornithological taxonomy, the Tyto alba (barn owl). Anglo-Norman is however anything but consistent in its designations of birds and there is considerable confusion surrounding especially owls (cf. also corf1). For further discussion, see David Trotter, 'Tote manere d’oiseaus: les noms d’oiseaux en anglo-normand', Cahiers de lexicologie 103, 125-143 (pp. 138-139).

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orn.zool.screech-owl, barn-owl, wood-owl: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Semblanz faiz sui al pelican de soltiveted; faiz sui sicume fresaie en maisuncele (Latin: sicut nycticorax in domicilio)  Oxf Ps ANTS 102.101.7
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Nicticorax [...] Oisels est nocturnals E cante cuntre mals; Fresaie le apelum En franceise raisun  Best ants 2799
( 1150-70; MS: s.xii4/4 )  Dame, bien sai, Quant l’en ot fresaie chanter, Covient de mort home parler, Car sun chant signefie mort  Trist thomas2 872
( MS: c.1250 )  hic strix vel nicticorax: freseye  TLL i 427.518
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  La tierce partie est de une manere de oiseus. Ceo est asaver de le pellican, del egle, de la fresoie, del moisson [...]  Ancren2 159.23
( MS: s.xiii/xiv ) nicticoracem: (D*) freyseye, corf de nut (var. (C: s.xiiiex) nit raven )  TLL ii 141.71
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