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urse (c.1136-65)

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[gdw]

[ FEW: 14,65a ursus; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 10,249c ourse; TL: 6,1306 orse; DEAF: ors (orse); DMF: ourse; TLF: ourse; OED: Ursa n.; MED: ursa n.; DMLBS: 3565b ursa ]

hurse; orse, ourse

s.f.

1mammals female zool.she-bear:

( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 ) Mielz vendreit une orse encontrer, E ses orselx prendre e porter, Ke un fol home ki s'aseure E afie en sa desmesure 10151

( MS: c.1250 ) hec ursa: urse i 426.463

( MS: 1271-83 ) Qui tele femme eime, grant peine li est sourse, Car femme bee a prendre plus que a mel ne fount ourse 35.146

( MS: s.xiii/xiv ) urse: (D*) hurses ii 141.74

grande urse

1 astron. Ursa Major, constellation of the Great Bear:

( MS: s.xiv¹ ) La unszime esteile est dit ‘Benetnas’, qu’ele est la derreime des deus qe sount en la cowe de la graunde urse 181

urs ursel ursetel ursin ursus

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