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ewage (s.xii1/3)
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ewage (s.xii1/3)

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aiguage;  eswage;  evage,  eveage;   
  FEW:  aquaticus 25,71b Gdf:  aigage 1,182c GdfC: ∅ TL: evage 3,1524 DEAF:  aigue (aigage 1)  / aigue (aigage 2)  DMF:  evage  TLF: ∅ OED:  ewage n. 1  / ewage n. 2  MED:  ewage a.  DMLBS:  ewagium 821b

a.

1water-, aquatic: 
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Ydrus est beste evage  Best ants 633
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Pernez [...] de sisimbrio, ce est basme evage  A-N Med i 71
2coloursea-green: 
( s.xii2/4; MS: c.1200 )  Jagunces sunt de treis manieres: granates et citrines et ewages  Lapid 100.X.2
( 1423 )  .j. saph’ ewage assiz en or  Rot Parl1 iv 225
home ewage
occupationwaterman: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  (Alexander) A ses homes ewages ad donc comandé Voisent acercher (the source of the Nile)  Rom Chev ANTS 6850

s.

1water (as element): 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Icel euage (var. (D: 1276-77) ewage) aiment il plus  Lapid 42.355
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  (God gave man) feu e eir e terre e ewage  Rom Chev ANTS 939
♦water, sea: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Ad rochers et montaygnes e fieres ewages Ou dragon e lion e serpenz funt manages  Rom Chev ANTS 5409
♦ship.channel, waterway: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  La nef leisent en l’ewage (var. en leugue = l’eugue)  S Brend mup 567
( 1136-37; MS: s.xiv1 )  trestuz les punz k'[il] ad trovez ultre les munz par le veage e de deça desur ewage [...]  GAIMAR2 4733
2 pirate, marauder: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  N'osout nuls huem maindre as rivages Pur utlages e pur evages  Brut WACE 5388
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