1to limp, walk with difficulty (because of injury, age, disability etc.):
(
MS: s.xiiiex
)
claudico:
clocer
ii 161
(
s.xivin;
MS: 1312-40
)
Vet
clochaunt de le un pee
29.16
(
s.xivin;
MS: s.xiv2/4
)
un bier ert clop, qe du ventre de sa mere
clocha
(B) 210c
2to stumble:
(
s.xii1;
MS: c.1145
)
li fil estrange sunt enviegi, e clocerent de lur sentes
51.17.49
3to hesitate, vacillate:
(
s.xii2;
MS: s.xii3/3
)
Cume lunges si faitement
closcerez e fermement ne vus tendrez ne cha ne la?
158
4fig.to be amiss, out of order:
(
1319
)
(in a prospective royal bride) tot le corps et membres contreval de bone taille, et les membres bien fourniz sanz mahayn, et rien ne
cloce qe hom puisse apercevoir
169
(
1356-57;
MS: s.xivex
)
qar tant come seinte Eglise chancelle et
clouche le peuple ne puet estre en bon estat
111
1
limping, walking with difficulty (because of injury, age, disability etc.):
(
1160-74;
MS: s.xiiiin
)
Ernouf vint contre lui, clochant, dezfigurez
i 80.1936
(
c.1200;
MS: c.1220-40
)
perdi […] Le quissol nerf, dunt tut fu
cloant (var. (B: s.xiii3/4) closant; (A: s.xiv1/4) Le quisse ovesque nerf dunt touz jors fu clochant)
(E) 825
1one who limps, walks with difficulty (because of injury, age, disability etc.):
(
1136-37;
MS: s.xiv1
)
Tuz li clochant
(var. (D : s.xiiex) cuntrait) ki la veneient e cius e surz
4073
(
s.xivin;
MS: s.xivm
)
A ceo vynt un
clocheant
86
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