bevere1 (1121-35)
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bevere1 (1121-35)

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[ FEW: 1,304a beber; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 8,324b bievre; TL: 1,973 bievre; DEAF:  bievre; DMF:  bièvre; TLF:  bièvre; OED:  beaver n. 1; MED:  bever n. 1; DMLBS: 196b bever ]
bever;  bevr,  bevre,  bievre,  bivere  

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1zool.mammalsbeaver: 
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  'Castor' de beste est nun Que 'bevere' apellum  1136
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3 )  li kat e le bevre  514
( MS: c.1250 )  Hic castor, bievre  i 418
♦skinsbeaver, otter fur: 
( MS: s.xiii )  beverina: de bevere  ii 91
( MS: s.xiii2 )  beverina: (C) de bevere (var. lutre (D)MS: s.xiii/xiv)  ii 68
( 1394 )  mon gowne fufuré de bever  i 200
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