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praer1 (s.xiii2)
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The form prel is a cross reference to the following entry:

praer1 (s.xiii2)

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prael,  praele;  praier,  praiere;  prel,  prelle  
  FEW:  pratum 9,335b Gdf:  praieor 6,353c GdfC:  proyer 10,440c TL: praiëor 7,1691 DEAF:  pré (*)  DMF:  proyer  TLF:  proyer  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

The FEW suggests that this bird-name must derive from pratum (‘meadow’), showing influence from both prael1 and praerie in its variant spellings.

s.

orn.zool.bunting, small songbird of the Emberizae family: 
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xivm )  Oiseals chauntaunz en cele arberie Escotoi de douce Melodie [...] De charderole, praer, mortoun, Russinole, meerle, puffoun [...]  Blancheflour 81
( 1272-82 )  mouschet devez trainer de aloue ou de praer (var. (A: s.xiv1/3) praier)  A-N Falconry 89.4
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  Turtre, moneau et praele (M.E. Turtildow, sparwe and buntynge)  Nominale 805
( MS: s.xiv1/3 )  praiere (var. (D: 1272-82) praer) ou aloe ou fauve cruiere (var. (D: 1272-82) fauve croire)  Glan lex 59B

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See also:

prael1  praerie  pré1 
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