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frues

frues [pl., perh. formed by analogy w.grus, other forms indeterminate; cf. AN fru, fryu, OF froc < Frk. *hrokk] , rooks. 1235 in stipendio j custodis se[min]is in campo pro friwis [? sc. fugandis] per xxvj septimanas in yeme et per vj septimanas in aut[umpno], ij s. vj d Pipe Wint. 11M59/B1/16 r. 1; 1236 in mercede eorum qui amoverunt friwos de parco per dictum episcopum ij s. Ib. 11M59/B1/17 r. 4; 1250 in liberacione cujusdam garcionis custodientes blada de fruis MinAc 759/28; 1253 in frywys a parco fugandis et nidos eorum deponendis Pipe Wint. 11M59/B1/24 r. 12d.; 1277 in operibus expend’ ad frues fugand’ in autumpno de gavell’, iiij op’ MinAc 997/3; 1282 in liberacione j spargentis sulcos et fugantis aves et frugas in yeme, vj bus’ med’ siliginia et alia med’ frumenti Ib. 843/22 (cf. (v. frugella)); 1288 in liberacione ‥ unius parcarii pro custodia porcorum et pro fruibus et corniculis fugandis, ij buss. Ib. 997/6; 1295 in lib[eracione] unius fugantis frues et cornic’ dum seminaverunt, iiij buss Ib. 840/8 m. 1d.; 1327 in liberacione unius garcionis fugantis frues et volucres de blado seminato in campo per vices, j buss Ib. 992/16; 1340 in liberacione j spargentis sulcos et effugantis frues tempore hiem’ et xle Ib. 992/2; 1345 in liberacione j garcionis fugantis frues ad sem[inacionem] frumenti (MinAc Langenhoe) MS Essex RO D/DE1 M22 m. 1d.; 1371 (v. granatio).

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