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urse (c.1136-65)

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urse (c.1136-65)

hurse;  orse,  ourse  
[ 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 ]

s.f.

mammalsfemalezool.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
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

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See also:

urs  ursel  ursetel  ursin  ursus 
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