berrie (1194-99)
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berrie (1194-99)

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  FEW:  barriya 19,29a Gdf:  berrie 1,627c GdfC: ∅ TL: berruie 1,930 DEAF:  berruie  DMF:  berrie 1  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
berrue,  berruie,  bruiee  8935  
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1 geog. desert, wild plain, barren land: 
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 )  Aprés venoient une gent noire [...] E Sarazins de la berrue  6210
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 )  tant en loinz dura la fuie Des Turs en la large berruie  10418
( c.1259; MS: c.1259 ) Ci est le chemin d’aler de Gazeres en Babiloinne parmie la berrie  167
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