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wilugh (1386)
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wilugh (1386)

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weloghe;  wilw,  wilwe,  wyllughe  
  FEW: ∅ Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  weel n.2  / willow n.  / willy n.1  MED:  wele n.2  / wilwe n.  DMLBS: ∅
ls(loanword: M.E. )
le

s.

1 bot.trees willow, osier, withy, any shrub or tree of the genus Salix: 
( 1387-88 ) Pernez mallews e fenyl e foyle de wilw, en fettet ben estamper en un morter  Five Med MSS 35.C93
( 1387-88 ) retournant le wharf vers le west tanq' a un arbre appellé wilugh illoesq' esteaunt  Build salz 468
( 1421 ) ount plantez et fichez sur les ripes des ditz fosses pluis proschein al chymyn, certeins wyllughes et poplers  Rot Parl1 iv 156
♦ wood of the willow-tree: 
( 1416 )  la ou ils usoient et fesoient toutditz cy devant lour patyns […] de weloghe, alder, et de tielle autre mearisme  Rot Parl1 iv 103
2 fishing wicker basket, fish-trap made of willow branches: 
( 1386 ) Item diont qe al westwere a Braynford et a Brainte est fait grant destruccioun de pesson par engyns appelés wilwes  London English 83

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