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urse (c.1136-65)
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urse (c.1136-65)

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

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  Salemon 10151
( MS: c.1250 )  hec ursa: urse  TLL 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  Fabliaux 35.146
( MS: s.xiii/xiv ) urse: (D*) hurses  TLL 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  Quad Herm 181

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See also:

urs  ursel  ursetel  ursin  ursus 
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