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muissement (c.1200)

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muissement (c.1200)

moisement,  muisement  
  FEW:  mugire 6/iii,191b Gdf:  muissement 5,446a GdfC: TL: DEAF:  muir (muissement)  DMF:  muissement  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

s.

soundmammalszool.(of large animals) lowing, bellowing, roaring, etc.
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  Si ot des bos le grant muissement (var. (B: s.xiii3/4) moisement)  (ms. muussement) E de baeler envirun des berbiz  Anc Test (E) 6619
sound bellowing, howling
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim ) or ja de nul d’els (=the soulds in Hell), sicum soleit, n’en est oid muisement, ne ne sunet gemisement  Evang Nic Prose2 19r

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See also:

mugicement  mugir  muiement  muire 
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