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iwe1 (s.xiii)
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iwe1 (s.xiii)

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ewe;  yewe  
  FEW:  *ivos 4,826a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  yew n.  / yew-tree n.  MED:  eu n.  DMLBS: ∅
ls(loanword: M.E. )
le

s.

bot.treesyew-tree: 
( MS: s.xiii )  hec taxus est quedam arbor que in gallico dicitur iwe  TLL i 244
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  Jacob lour (=to his flocks) mist devant les yewes verges [...] q’il deschorcha  TREVET Cron1 19.3
( 1482-83 ) null fesour dez arkez [...] usant de vender [...] ascun long arke ou arkez del taxe, appellé ewe, [...] vend ascuns dez mesmez les arkez [...] oustre le price [...]  Stats ii 473

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if 
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