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clocher2 (s.xii1)
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clocher2 (s.xii1)

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clocer,  closcer;  cloucher, 
(p.pr. cloant  Anc Test (E) 825,  closant  Anc Test (A) 825)  
  FEW:  *cloppicare 2/i,794a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  clochier 9,112c TL: clochier 2  DEAF:  clochier 1  DMF:  clocher 2  TLF:  clocher 3  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.intrans.

1to limp, walk with difficulty (because of injury, age, disability etc.): 
( MS: s.xiiiex )  claudico: clocer  TLL ii 161
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  Vet clochaunt de le un pee  Fouke ANTS 29.16
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv2/4 )  un bier ert clop, qe du ventre de sa mere clocha  Actes (B) 210c
2to stumble: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  li fil estrange sunt enviegi, e clocerent de lur sentes  Oxf Ps ANTS 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?  Liv Reis1 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  STAPELDON 169
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  qar tant come seinte Eglise chancelle et clouche le peuple ne puet estre en bon estat  Mandeville 111
saver de quel pé il (etc.) cloche
to know his (etc.) weaknesses: 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiiex )  Ne tentroie de femme noce, Taunt sei de queu pé ele cloce  Mar Couplets 70

p.pr. as a.

limping, walking with difficulty (because of injury, age, disability etc.): 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Ernouf vint contre lui, clochant, dezfigurez  Rom de Rou wace 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)  Anc Test (E) 825

p.pr. as s.

one 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  GAIMAR2 4073
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  A ceo vynt un clocheant  BOZ Cont 86
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