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gars1 (c.1250)

The form garce2 is a cross reference to the following entry:

gars1 (c.1250)

chars;  garce,  garse,  garz;  jarce,  jars, 
pl. chars;  gaars,  garces,  garcis,  garsez  
  FEW:  *gard 16,17b Gdf: GdfC:  jars 10,39c TL: jars 4,1590 DEAF:  *jart 2 (jars) J182 DMF:  jars  TLF:  jars 1  OED: MED: DMLBS:

s.

orn.zool.gander, the male of the goose
( MS: c.1250 )  hic anser, gars  TLL i 418
( MS: s.xiiiex )  un autre oignement: pernez le garz de l'owe, [...] si le faites plumer e hoster lé entrailes e bien laver  Pop Med 290.213
( MS: s.xiv )  demy quarter de oynt de porc madle e demy quarter de gresse de jars  Med Recs 226.42
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  Et a la second cours ils lui serviront dez chapons rostez et dez ouez, gaars, oyselons et auxi dez ans, anattz, madlardez de river, cignes, [...]  Man lang ANTS 7.23
( 1390-1412; MS: s.xv1 )  fetez trere de nostre estore [...], motons, oueilx, hoggetz, jerces, aignelx, garsez, oues, cignes, cignetz, [...]  Lett & Pet 407
( MS: s.xv )  pernet [...] une oef entier e le fiens de garse, e lez tressez del aille  Five Med MSS 108.S200
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  anseribus: (L) gars (var. (C: xiii2) chars; (D: xiii/xiv) gars vel houis)  TLL ii 75.159

[gdw]

See also:

garok 
This is an AND2 Phase 2 (F-H) entry. © 2006-2008 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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