barbre

See also: Barbre

Middle English

Alternative forms

• barbar

Etymology

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Adjective

barbre

1. 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

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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.