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leverer1 (1155)

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

leverer1 (1155)

leverere,  leverier,  levorer;  lefrer,  leuvrer,  levrer,  levrier;  levere,  leverre;  lievrer,  liverer  (levrrer  TLL ii 77 ),
(pl. levereus  Gloss Nequam1 253)  
  FEW:  lepus 5,260a Gdf: GdfC:  levrier 10,77a TL: levrier 5,384 DEAF:  lievre (levrier)  DMF:  lévrier  TLF:  lévrier  OED: MED: DMLBS:  leverarius 1591a

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1mammalsven.zool.hound for hunting hares
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Duna deduiz, duna joiels, Duna levriers, duna oisels  Brut WACE 10602
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  tresturner Cum levre devant lievrer  S Modw 8316
( 1304-05 )  Nous vus mercioms cherement des liverers e des autres chiens que vous nous avez envoié  Lett EPW1 186
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Les leverers auci courant Et les grantz chivals sojournant  GOWER Mirour 21046
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  agnelx, agnelletz, chevres, chevretz, mastins, chiens, leverez, bracees, levres, conyns, martirs, fuuyns, mustels […]  Man lang ANTS 31.11
2herald.(as an armorial bearing) greyhound
( MS: c.1334 )  Monsire Mauleverere, de goule et iij leverers d'argent et jadis atres  Ashmole Roll 4, m.4
3 name (used as part of a surname)
( 1159 )  William Mallevrier  Family Names Mauleverer
( 1204 )  Ralph Mauleverer  Family Names Mauleverer

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See also:

levere1  leveret 
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