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damagous (1160-74)
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damagous (1160-74)

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damageos,  damageous,  damageus,  damagos,  damajous,  damajus  
  FEW:  damnum 3,10b Gdf:  damajos 2,414a GdfC: ∅ TL: damajos 2,1175 DEAF:  dam (damajos)  DMF:  dommageux  TLF: ∅ OED:  damageous a.  MED:  damageous a.  DMLBS:  damnosus 557a

a.

harmful, damaging, causing destruction or injury: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Franceis furent mult orgueillos, Mult cruels e mult damagos  Rom de Rou wace ii 68.4860
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  a communer en autri soil apent chace et fraunche entré et fraunche issue, tut soit la chace damageose  BRITT i 398
( 1323-25 )  Si vous prioms et avisoms qe vous vous desportez de tieles meins bien seauntes coveitises qe vous puissent en cas estre damageouses  St Sard 119
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  dispendiosam: (D) damajuse  TLL ii 79
(estre) damagous a, pur
(to be) damaging, detrimental to: 
( 1291 )  desavenaunt e damageus a autrui  Scot Docs 32
( 1308 )  la chose [...] q’est pur le commun poeple malveise et damajouse pur la corone  Ann Lond 153.7
( 1327 )  qe tiele enlargisement ne soit mye damagouse as autres feires  Rot Parl2 174
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damagous