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amatur (s.xiiex)
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amatur (s.xiiex)

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(amacheur (l. amatheur))  
  FEW:  amator 24,396a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  amateur 8,97c TL: ∅ DEAF:  amor (*)  DMF:  amateur  TLF:  amateur  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  amator 74b

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1one who loves: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  honurs Ke Deus durat ses amaturs  Mirur3 4929
2euph.pimp, go-between: 
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1200 )  lenocinabuntur .i. exercebunt lenocinium .i. libidem […] lenones romanice sunt ‘amacheurs’ (l. amatheurs)  Gloss Sidon 140.48
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