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chatoiller (c.1240)
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chatoiller (c.1240)

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cateiller,  cateller,  catellir,  catilier,  catiller,  catoiller;  katilher  
  FEW:  kat-l 2/i,510a Gdf:  chatillier 2,91a GdfC:  chatoillier 9,60b TL: chatoillier 2,316 DEAF:  chatoiier  DMF:  chatouiller  TLF:  chatouiller  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

to excite, tickle: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Le deble la cateille tant […] Ke la cheitive pur poi se rage (l. s’erage)  Mir N-D 69.60
( MS: s.xiiiex )  titillo: (C) catiller, tikeli[n], (var. (D: s.xiiiex) catilier, anglice tikelin)  TLL ii 170
( 1396; MS: c.1400 )  je vous chatoillerai tres bien doncques  Man lang1 87
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  titillo: (T) catellir (var. (D: xiii2) katilher, anglice tikelin)  TLL ii 19
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