barbre
See also: Barbre
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
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Adjective
barbre
- barbarian
- 1387–1400, [Geoffrey] Chaucer, “The [Mannes] Tale [of Lawe]”, in The Tales of Caunt́bury (Hengwrt Chaucer; Peniarth Manuscript 392D), Aberystwyth, Ceredigion: National Library of Wales, published c. 1400–1410], →OCLC, folio 115, verso, lines 281–282:
- Allas / vn to the Barbre nacion / I moste anon / syn þat it is youre wille
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References
- “barbre”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “barbar, adj. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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