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moillure (s.xiiiin)

moillure (s.xiiiin)

moyllure,  moilleure;  muillure,  muilliure  
  FEW:  *molliare 6/iii,46b Gdf:  moilleure 5,361a GdfC: TL: moillëure 6,130 DEAF:  moillier 1 (moilleüre)  DMF:  mouillure  TLF:  mouillure  OED: MED: DMLBS:

s.

1moisture
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  (Friar has been at bottom of river:) N'y out trové en sa vesture Gute de ewe ne moyllure  S Fran ANTS 7479
2wetting, the action of getting wet
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  La muillure de baptesme  S Clem ANTS 8842
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Ne pot pour nulle moilleure Ne por autre mesaventure Desrompre ne depesçaier; Ainceis soi prist a endurcier Par la vertu de la chaeine  Dial Greg SATF 10785
( s.xiii1; MS: c.1300 )  Cheval qui est arestus, raez le tut net que il n'i ait nul peil, [...] et guardez le ben de muillure  Textes Scientifiques 60.20
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  De tutes parz s'est levee (=the water) Cume chambre, que fust volsee; Ele devent issi serree, Cum de pere fust massee. [...] Encuntre raisun de nature Defent cestes (=maidens) de muillure  S Modw 5955

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See also:

moil  moiller1 
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moillure