[sorbai] (1382)
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[sorbai] (1382)

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[gdw]

[FEW: *1,226b balteus /*17,18a *saur; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: ∅; TL: ∅; DEAF:  sor 1 (sorebay); DMF: ∅; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅]
sorebay  

This compound is possibly tautological, as the adjectives sor1 and bai1 refer to almost identical colours for the coat of a horse.

a.

1colour zool. horses(of the coat of a horse) sorrel bay, chestnut, reddish brown: 
( 1382 ) un chival sorebay  ii 242.744
bai#1  sor#1 
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