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controverie (c.1170)
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controverie (c.1170)

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cuntroverie,  cuntreverie  
  FEW:  *tropare 13/ii,318b Gdf:  controverie 2,284a GdfC: ∅ TL: controverie 2,813 DEAF:  controver (controverie)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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1novelty: 
( c.1305; MS: c.1330 )  Chescune (=fine lady) de autre aprent acounne novelerye E si estodient de lor sen de fere controverye (var. (O: s.xivm) controver estraungerie)  BOZ Char 318
2fabrication, falsehood: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Il le trest une part, dit li cuntroverie (var. (H: s.xiiim) cuntreverie)  Horn 1874
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