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malencolien (s.xiii2/4)

malencolien (s.xiii2/4)

melancolien,  malencolion  
  FEW:  melancholia *6/i,655a Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF:  melancolie (melancolien)  DMF: TLF: OED:  melancholian n. and adj.  MED:  malencolien adj. and n.  DMLBS:

a.

1med.melancholic, suffering from an excess of black bile
( MS: s.xiii2 )  Taurus est signe ferm, freid e seck, malencolien, de la nature de la terre  Future 149
( MS: s.xivin )  E ki est malencolien A nun put se seigner ben, Car sulum les hures del jors Soleient regner le quatre humors  Pop Med 214
2melancholious, tending to cause melancholy
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  La quartaine si a tel cure que l'en li done es jorz entrepolatés tel diete com il a acostumee et se gart de viandes melancolienes  A-N Med i 166
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  La char de cerf est melancolienne et dure a defire  Waterford busby 269.S71.1

s.

med.melancholic, one who suffers from an excess of black bile
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Le Malencolien n’areste N’ad cure de maniere honneste, Ainz comme noun resonnable beste, A son corous quiert enchesoun  GOWER Mirour 3918
( s.xiv2; MS: s.xiv2 )  Li fleumatic e le malencolien ne se seinent mie la matin, mes entre tierce hor del jour e juns seient, ce dit le auttour  A-N Med ii 234

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See also:

malencolicus  malencolie  malencolier  malencolious  malencolique 
This is an AND2 Phase 3 (I/Y-M) entry. © 2008-2012 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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