gabeur (c.1136-65)

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gabeur (c.1136-65)

[gdw]

[ FEW: 16,3b gabb; Gdf: 4,197b gabeor; GdfC: ; TL: 4,18 gabëor; DEAF: G16 gab (gabëor); DMF:  gabeur; TLF:  gaber (gabeur); OED:  gabber n.1; MED:  gabber(e n.; DMLBS: ]
gabber,  gabbere,  gabbur;  gabeor,  gabur,  geybur; 
c.s.sg. gabeeres,  gaberres  

s.

1humorous, witty person
( 1150-70; MS: s.xii4/4 )  Il ert molt bels e bons parleres, [E] doneur e gabeeres  869
2mocker, one who ridicules
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Repren sage, si t'amerat, Mais fol gaberres t’en harrat  5730
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Mais il, cum hume senz pour, Quanque diseient li gabbur Tint a nient  998
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Le seygnur ne sey deit pas fere conseiler [...] de nul sauvage, ne de nul desturné losengur, ne geybur, ne de nul ky porte testmeyne al astermuer  292.c77
degabour  gab  gabeis  gabel  gabement  gaber  gaberie 
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