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amaurer (s.xiii2/3)
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The form ameurir is a cross reference to the following entry:

amaurer (s.xiii2/3)

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amaurir;  ameurer,  ameurir;  amurrer  
  FEW:  maturare 6/i,529a Gdf:  ameurir 1,265b / enmeurir 3,203c GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

pathol.med.to bring to a head, encourage suppuration in: 
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  […] as apostemes por fere maurir. Por ameurer l’aposteme […]  A-N Med i 65
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Ceo est la recette de entret ke mult vaut [...] pur ameurir tuz apostemes  Pop Med 268.5
( MS: s.xv ) E de ceo poetz vus fere oygnement pur ameurer posteime  Five Med MSS 135.E214

v.intrans.

med. to bring to a head, encourage suppuration: 
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  la mamele est membre espungus, dunc il avient que ele atrait a sei sanc menstruus [e] iloec se turne en lait, que, quant il n’ist mie a l’enfantement, si remaint iloec e endursist, si fait iloec grant dulur. A ceste maladie devez issi aidier: Metez i choses por amaurir sicum malve, brancham ursinam [...]  A-N Med i 78.xxviii

p.p. as a.

1fruitripe, grown to maturity: 
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Le sauz se charge [...] De bele poume ameurie  S Modw 4552
2astron.(of moon) full: 
( s.xiii2/3; MS: s.xiii2 )  Le vinte utime (=lunation) fu a murre (l. amurré) Qaunt i vindrent a dan Josué Les espiez de mescranz Qui furent aidunc mananz En tere de permissiun  Calendar 367

See also:

enmaurer  maurer 
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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