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controverie (c.1170)

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controverie (c.1170)

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[ FEW: 13/ii,318b *tropare; Gdf: 2,284a controverie; GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,813 controverie; DEAF: controver (controverie); DMF: ∅; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]

cuntroverie, cuntreverie

s.

1novelty:

( c.1305; MS: s.xiv^1/3 ) Chescune (=fine lady) de autre aprent acounne novelerye E si estodient de lor sen de fere controverye (vars. controver estraungerie (O)MS: s.xiv^m) 318

2fabrication, falsehood:

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^ex ) Il le trest une part, dit li cuntroverie (vars. cuntreverie (H)MS: s.xiii^m) 1874

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