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turtre1 (s.xii1)

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

turtre1 (s.xii1)

tortre;  tourtre;  turture   (turcle  i 426.514 ),
pl turtus,  turteris  
  FEW:  turtur 13/ii,437b Gdf:  tortre 3 7,768a GdfC: TL: tortre 10,461 DEAF:  tortre  DMF:  tourtre  TLF: OED:  turtur n.  MED:  turtur n.  DMLBS:  turtur 3532a

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orn.zool.turtle-dove,
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  li passe retruve a sei maisun, e turtre nid a sei u el reponge ses pulcins  83.3
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Turtre, ceo est oisel Simple, caste e bel  2547
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Blanchisse l’en .i. pot d’argille et de bolo et d’ewe de pluie et en celi pot mette l’en une tortre vive o tote la plume  i 222.117
( MS: s.xiiiex )  turtures: (C) tourtres (var. (L: s.xiii) turtus;  (D*: s.xiii/xiv) turteris )  ii 140.70
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  Pren, fait il, une vache de treis anz et un chevre de treis anz et une turture et un colombe  222.XV.9
( 1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  La turtre [...] Nous monstre bien de sa nature [...]  17882
orn.zool.male turtle-dove
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Li tortre muert qui s’esquartele Pur l’amor de sa torterele  2718

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See also:

turtille  turturel  turturelle 
This is an AND2 Phase 6 (T-Z) entry. © 2022-25 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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