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vis¹ (1086)

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vis¹ (1086)

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1face, countenance:

( 1184; MS: s.xiii^ex ) La buche li baise e le vis S Thom beneit¹ 728

( s.xii^ex; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) De cors, de viz (var. (L: c.1335) visage) tant resembloient ... Amis 25

( s.xiii^1/4; MS: s.xiii^m ) De l'ewe ad sun vis lavé Ch Guill 2726

2 name (used as part of a surname):

( 1086 ) Hunfridus Vis de Leuu Family Names Fidler

vis a vis

face to face:

( c.1230; MS: s.xiii^m ) Des angles [...] li [aperent] vis a vis S Modw 5204

estre (a), (en) vis a

to seem to:

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) Dient qe c'est reson cum lur est a vis Rom Chev ANTS 7570

( s.xii^ex; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) A force li covint dormir, Ou vis (var. (L: c.1335) Aviz; (L: c.1335) Envys) li fust k'il duht morir Amis 458

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii² ) Il m'est a vis tot a mun quider ... Boeve 1303

( 1212; MS: 1212-13 ) Car molt est iço grant labour, Ço m'est vis, nis proef inpossible Dial Greg SATF 11275

( c.1240; MS: c.1300 ) Mort est en fin, ben lur est vis Mir N-D 195.25