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ursus (s.xv)
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ursus (s.xv)

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  FEW:  ursus *14,64a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  ors (*)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  ursus 3566a

This rare adjectival formation may be a transmission error for the more common expression branche ursine (see ursin).

a.

branche ursuse
bot.brank-ursine, bear's breech, acanthus: 
( MS: s.xv )  pren mauves, guimauves e branche ursuse a mesure, si les pestelés ovec sain de porc [...]  Five Med MSS 98.S106

[gdw]

See also:

urs  urse  ursel  ursetel  ursin 
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