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murier (s.xii1)
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murier (s.xii1)

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meurier;  morer,  morere,  morier,  morir,  morrer;  mourer,  mourere;  murer,  murir  
  FEW:  morum 6/iii,153b Gdf:  meurier 5,320c GdfC:  mourier 10,181a TL: morier 6,273 DEAF:  more 2 (morier)  DMF:  mûrier  TLF:  mûrier  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  morus 4, mora 4, morum 2 1845c

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1bot.treesmulberry tree: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) E ocist en grisille les lur vignes e les moriers d'els en geleda (Latin: et moros eorum in pruina)  Oxf Ps ANTS 89.77.52
( MS: s.xiii2/3 )  Celsi: murer (M.E. murberien)  Triling Harley 219.b31
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Vermail cum li frut de morer  Ross ANTS 506
( MS: s.xiiiex ) celsus: (C) morere, bribbel-tre  TLL ii 143.78
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  De la nature de meures: Meures de meurier ains que soient meures sunt d'aigre savour  Waterford busby 298.S122.1
♦bot.treesbramble, blackberry bush: 
( MS: s.xii2 )  morus, morbeam: murer, blacaberiabrer  TLL i 25
♦bot.treessycamore tree (?): 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Ki ocist en grisille lur vignes, e lur muriers trenchad en freit (Latin: et sycomoros eorum accidit in frigore)  Camb Ps 142.LXXVII.47
2bot.fruitfruit of the mulberry or blackberry: 
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  draps teint en sanc et en le rouge jus de moureres  TREVET Cron1 95.14
franc murier
bot.treesmulberry tree: 
( MS: s.xiii/xiv ) celsus: (D) le frang morir, mulberietre (var. (C*: s.xiii) franc more)  TLL ii 143.78

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See also:

mure2  muré 
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