vemberges (c.1290)

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vemberges (c.1290)

venberges;  wemberges,  wimberges,  wymbergez,  venverges  (C) 8r wemberbes  

s._pl.

1ich.zool.gills
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  Si du pesschun i trovez, Par les vemberges (M.E. gilles) le pernez  541
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm ) Thobie [...] s’en issi por laver ses piez et, voi, un grant pesshoun et feloun ly vint pur devorer. [...] l’angle luy dist: 'Pren luy par les wemberges  (ms. wemberbes) (var. (P: s.xivm) wemberges )et ly trais a toi!'  229
( s.xvin; MS: s.xv1 ) when gutting a fish: Par lez wymbergez lez pernez  43.7
This is an AND1 entry © MHRA 1977-1992: reproduced with permission. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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