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oil2 (1155)

oil2 (1155)

oal,  oalz;  oi,  oie,  oile;  oje ;  ol;  ouy;  oy,  oyl,  oyll  (oiel  YBB 1 Hen VI 9 y  YBB 30-31 Ed I 17)  
  FEW:  hoc 4,443b Gdf:  oil 5,582b GdfC:  oui 10,249b TL: oïl 6,1017 DEAF:  o 5 (oje)  / oïl  DMF:  oui  TLF:  oui  OED: MED: DMLBS:

adv.

yes (as an affirmative answer)
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  'Oil', dist Brien, 'asez tost Le verrez venir [...]'  Brut WACE 14325
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  E l'em ly dit: 'Oil [...]'  Rom Chev ANTS 4383
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  'Oil, sire', dist il, 'je l'ay sovent veu'  Fouke ANTS 41.7
( 1341 )  serreit celui q'est ore en courte chacé de respondre a ses acquitances? Certes sire, oile  YBB 15 Ed III 77
( 1399; MS: s.xv1 )  [...] ne, nemy, non, ouy, voire, [...]  Man lang ANTS 52.34
( 1400 ) Et quant ceo fuist fyny, fuist demandé generalment par l’erchevesque de Caunterbirs de toutz les seignurs, si bien espirituelx come temporelx, et de toutz les autres comunes la assemblez, s’ils agreront a ycele, les queux crierent parmy tout la sale en haute vois: 'Oy! oy! oy!'  Deposition 268
ne dire oil ne nun
dire

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See also:

oc1 
This is an AND2 Phase 4 (N-O/U-P-Q) entry. © 2013-17 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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