aguer (s.xivin)
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aguer (s.xivin)

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  FEW:  acutus 24,128b Gdf:  aguer 1,169c GdfC: ∅ TL: agüer 1,216 DEAF:  agu (aguer)  DMF:  aigüer  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
 

v.a.

aguer ses (etc.) dents
1to bare one's teeth aggressively: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  La nature e la custume de le sengler est, quant veit chen [...] aproscher ver ces porceaux [...], de metter sey devant ces porceaux e aguer ses dens e boter avant l'espaudle destre  12
( 1332; MS: s.xivex )  lequiel ver (=boar, i.e. England) aguera ses dentz a les vor... (l. portes) de Paris  295
agu  ague  aguement  aguet  agucer  enaguer 
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