1to have a miscarriage, loss of pregnancy:
(
MS: s.xiii1
)
La femme ki sor li l’avra
(=oritis) , Enfant conçoivre ne porra; Ki avant conceu l’avroit, De son enfant avorteroit
191.1098
(
s.xiii2/4;
MS: s.xivin
)
Quant la femme est enceintee Ne dait puis estre maniee, Kar l’omme n’i poet puis engendrer; Cele de poi pot avoltrer
(ms. avolirer)
154
(
c.1300?;
MS: s.xivm
)
E a le fetz avint cest mal [par] avorter, et de çoe si murrunt les femme sovent
18.601
1aborted, premature, still-born child:
(
s.xii1;
MS: 1155-60
)
sicume l’avortad
(var. (B: s.xii4/4) avorted) de la femme, ki ni vit unches soleil
(Latin: quasi abortivum mulieris quod non vidit solem)
99.LVII.8
(
c.1200;
MS: s.xiiiin
)
(on the question of physical resurrection) Que senz tu des avortez?
92.48
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