byrle

byrle, m.n: one who pours out drink, cup-bearer. (BUR-leh)

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Codex Manesse. Zurich, 1300-1340. Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg, Cod. Pal. germ. 848, f. 205r. [digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de]

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