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herle (c.1290)

herle (c.1290)

herele  
  FEW:  harle 21,246a Gdf: GdfC:  harle 9,747b TL: herle 1 4,1087 DEAF:  herle H407 DMF:  harle 1  TLF:  harle  OED: MED: DMLBS:

s.

orn.zool.sheldrake
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  En mareis demert la herle (M.E. sheldedrake) ; Uncore i ad ausi filaundre (M.E. stare) E le oysel ki ad noun chalaundre (M.E. wodelarke)  BIBB ROTH (G) 718
( MS: s.xiv1 )  herulus: un herle (M.E. a sheldrake) )  Westm Glosses 15
( 1390-1412; MS: s.xv1 )  merkes, perdis, pluvers et grieus, musserons, alowes, wodlark, chalaundres, herles, chardurols, bekas, aves (l. aues?) ferines, owes rosers, blaretz, wodcok, vanelx  Lett & Pet 407.27

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herle