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alharhe (s.xiv)

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FEW: ∅ Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: alharhe DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

The Latin word acerbus can either be interpreted as acerbus 1, 'crab apple' (DMLBS 18a) or acernus, 'of maple-wood' (DMLBS 18a). If the latter, this hapax may be a garbled form of arable¹.

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1bot.treesa kind of tree (?):

( MS: s.xiv ) acerbus -bi est arbor, gallice alharhe i 31

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