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tertre (s.xii1)

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The form turtre2 is a cross reference to the following entry:

tertre (s.xii1)

terte,  terter;  tirtre,  turtre  (teltre  i 46.898 and 49.1002)  
  FEW:  terminus 13/i,242a Gdf:  tertier 7,698a GdfC:  tertre 10,758b TL: tertre 10,271 DEAF:  tertre  DMF:  tertre  TLF:  tertre  OED:  tertre n.  MED: DMLBS:  tertrum 3420a

s.

geog.hill, elevated land
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Li mont s’esledecerent sicume multun, e li tertre sicume li aignel des oeilles  112.113.4
( MS: s.xii2/4 ) Li quens Rollant ad l’enseigne fermee, En sum un tertre cuntre le ciel levee  708
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim ) Tanz valz parfunz [...] tant tertre e munz aguz  7390
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 ) Dont fait a entendre que les vins qui sunt comunement en haus tertres sunt plus fort et plus clers que les vins qui sunt de basse terre  262.S64.4-5
( MS: s.xiv1/3 ) Il n’ad boys qy n’eyt son pleyn, ne val qy n’ad son tertre  428
( c.1325; MS: c.1325 ) [...] coment le deable amenat Jhesu desure le haut terte de environ, et li mustroyt tut li munde  32.34.7

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See also:

tertrus 
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