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roevre (c.1170)
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roevre (c.1170)

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roer;  rore,  rovre,  rower  
  FEW:  robur 1 10,433a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  rovre 10,597b TL: ∅ DEAF:  *rouvre  DMF:  rouvre  TLF:  rouvre  OED:  rower n.2  MED:  rouer n.  DMLBS:  robur 2846b

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bot.treesoak, tree of the genus Quercus: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiii1 )  Un sengler [...] Trestoz les greignors rovres par forz estro[n]cherad  Brut Harley3 148.204
( c.1170; MS: s.xiii1 )  Tot le roevre del bois vendrunt a sallie  Brut Harley3 158.421
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiiiin )  Les granz rovres del bois s’asemblerunt, Od les rocheirs des Gewisseis cumbaterunt  Merlin Proph helias 455
( 1325 )  A nostre seigneur le roi prie l'abbesse de Berking, [...] qu'ele peusse pur swayl et atres busoignes necessaries de la meson, abatre en la dit boys cent rores, et carier ou ele le voudra  Rot Parl1 i 434
( 1404 )  keisnes appellez Rowers pour foaill  OED rower n.2
♦build.timber from an oak tree, used as building material: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Ors veiz meisons edefier, Granz rovres granz enginz lever  Dial Greg SATF 14860
( 1372 )  faces delivrer deux roers deinz nostre park de Shotell convenables pur reparailler ses maisons  GAUNT1 ii 53

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robeur2 
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