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cervel (1155)

cervel (1155)

cervele,  cervelle,  cervial,  cervil;  servel,  servele,  servile  (servi (l. servil)  Nov Narr 339)  
  FEW:  cerebellum 2/i,601b Gdf: GdfC:  cervel 9,22a TL: cervel 2,137 DEAF:  cervel  DMF:  cerveau  TLF:  cerveau  OED: MED: DMLBS:  cerebellum 317b

s.

1anat.brain
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Out [...] Espandue mainte cervele E perciee mainte buele  Brut WACE 471
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  li kachevels (l. kachenels?) al chair li esquacha e li cerviaux li espandi  Liv Reis1 11
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  Moun frount e ma cervele (M.E. brayn)  BIBB ROTH (G) 40
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  Et por ce oistres et creveches, et cervelles et mouele de toutes bestes croissent et descroissent solonc la lune  Waterford busby 234.S31.15
( MS: s.xiiiex )  in cerebro: (C) en la servele (var. (D: s.xiii/xiv) en le cervel )  TLL ii 126
anat.crown of head
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Une curune li ad fet Tut res a res de la cervele  Ipom BFR 9851
( 1399; MS: s.xv1 )  mon cervil, ma cervelle  Man lang ANTS 51.31
2thought, reasoning
( s.xiv1; MS: c.1361 )  Tut dis avez vous arestu le seint Esperit par dure cervele  Actes (A) 365b
meule de cervel
anat.brain marrow, white matter of the brain
( c.1300; MS: s.xivin )  Frenesie est aposteme a la foyz en la meule del cervel  A-N Med ii 139.20

See also:

cerviz 
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