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voleie

s.1flight, flock 2fowl, game birds 3right of fowling 4covert, place for fowling

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1flight, flock:

( s.xivⁱⁿ; MS: 1382 ) Un volee (M.E. flighte) de columbes 831

2coll.fowl, game birds:

( MS: s.xiv^1/4 ) com en wodecoke prendre et en autre manere de issue de volee (var. (D4: a1349) volatile; (D1: a1510) volere) 79

3lawright of fowling:

( MS: s.xiv^1/4 ) A tort ne lui soeffre aver sa franche volee (var. (D4: a.1349) volere) en le bois mesme cestui W. de E. 79

4covert, place for fowling:

( 1302 ) de une volee en meme le boys a prendre whodekokes 30-31 Ed I 135

( 1306 ) Nul home puet faire volee fors oysel (i.e. 'Anyone can make a covert, except for birds') 33-35 Ed I 259

( MS: s.xiv^1/4 ) de la volee de .ij. perches de longure 79

a la volee

1lightly, thoughtlessly:

( 1267; MS: c.1300 ) Dunt (= medicine) si a la voleie donast, Mut suvent plusurs en tuast 10349

( s.xiii^ex; MS: s.xiv^1/3 ) juger la gent a la volee par similitudes 6

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