beril (s.xii1/3)
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beril (s.xii1/3)

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[ FEW: 1,339a beryllus; Gdf: 1,626b berille; GdfC: 8,317b beril; TL: 1,928 beril; DEAF:  beril; DMF:  béryl; TLF:  béryl; OED:  beryl n. and a.; MED:  beril n.; DMLBS: 195a beryllus ]
berile,  berill,  berille,  berillus,  berilus,  berrill;  birel,  byrel;  peril,  perill,  biril  1690 (MS)  

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1lapid.beryl, pale-green precious stone: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiiex )  Berilus est d'itel semblaunt, Cum clere ewe en soleil lusaunt  270.144
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  saphirs e topaces, Berilz, sardines e crisopaces  4882
( 1383 )  Item .xx. lapides cristallini et tres byrels  433
( 1397 )  et en chescun masele de la frette un agnell de peril, et en chescun autre mascle un escucheon de perill  i 228
bericle 
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