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artilous (1190-93)
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artilous (1190-93)

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arteillus,  artellus,  artilious,  artillious,  artillius,  artillous,  artillus,  artilus;  ertillus  (atilus  S Edm Life1 1930)  
  FEW:  *apticulare 25,60a Gdf:  artillos 1,415a GdfC: ∅ TL: artillos 1,556 DEAF:  artillier 1 (artillos)  DMF:  artilleux  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED:  artilous a.  DMLBS: ∅

a.

1subtle, clever: 
( 1256; MS: c.1300 )  Esteint clers de grant valor, Ertillus (var. (G: s.xivm) artilus) erent de sens  RAUF ANTS 47
♦knowing, informed: 
( c.1290; MS: s.xv1 )  Mes pour estre plus artillous (M.E. crafty) Des esseaux (M.E. axeltre) vous direy plus  bibb MS (O) 338rb
2pej.artful, crafty, devious: 
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  Ynguar […] Si fel e artillius esteit Ke a nul home né ne deist Sun corage  S Edm Life ANTS 1932
( c.1259; MS: c.1259 ) Vint diable ki artillus est a almes enginner  Iter paris 132
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Le Maufé est […] De male part, e trop artellus  Lum Lais ANTS 10956
mal artilous
pej.artful, crafty, devious: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Mal arteillus esteit Symun (=Magus), Kar il ne pensat si mal nun  S Clem ANTS 14677

s.?

skill, cunning (?): 
( 1332; MS: s.xivex )  li Charboclois dist qe celi qe voit estre acompliz de son artiliouse en sotilees de guerre doit prendre ensample de diverses autorités  Charboclois 371
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