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[nurisance] (s.xivin)
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[nurisance] (s.xivin)

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norisance,  norissaunce;  nuresaunce  
  FEW:  nutrire 7,251a Gdf:  norrissance 5,530b GdfC: ∅ TL: norrissance 6,822 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  nourrissance  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

s.

zool.(action, fact of) feeding, nourishing: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  poleyne [...], par la norissaunce del let le asne qe en juvente ad receu, se joyndra al asne  BOZ Cont 150
♦fig.support, sustenance: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1 )  De peché estes norisance, De verey mort la sustenance  boz Seven Poems 94.49
♦fig.fostering: 
( s.xiv-xv )  a l'onour de Dieu et nuresaunce de charitee par entre mesme les comunes  YMB i 51

[gdw]

See also:

nureture  nurice  nuriçun  nuriçune  nurisable  nuriseur  nurissement  nuritrice  nurrir1  nutritif 
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