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praerie (1121-25)

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praerie (1121-25)

praiere,  praierie  (preere  (ms. preer)  Prov inéd 430.24 pruerie  Rom Chev ANTS 2738 (var.))  
  FEW:  pratum 9,334a Gdf: GdfC:  praerie 10,398a TL: präerie 7,1690 DEAF:  pré (praiere)  DMF:  prairie  TLF:  priarie  OED:  praiere n.  MED:  praiere n.  DMLBS:  praeria 2421c

s.

geog.meadow, grassland
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  De beals bois e de rivere Veient terre mult plenere. Gardins est la praierie Qui tuz dis est beal flurie  S Brend mup 1733
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3 )  Plentét i out de praerie, Plentét de bois, de venerie  Fol Trist ANTS 119
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  u avis qu'il ala sur le flum Esbanier sei od si compainun Es praieres qui sunt tot envirun  Anc Test (E) 1093
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Place bone a abbeie Li ad duné e bien garnie De plein, de bois, de praerie  S Modw 2552
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  [...] quant l’oiseau crie En mai qui paint la praierie  Ross ANTS 1684

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See also:

prael1  praer1  pré1 
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