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costivé (c.1240)

costivé (c.1240)

costifé  
[ FEW: 2/ii,1083b constipare; Gdf: 2,324c costever; GdfC: ; TL: 2,939 costever; DEAF:  costever; DMF:  costuver; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]

a.

med.costive, constipated
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  […] li doit core hors des orreales e des narrilles sanc e pureture, e si deit estre costivé  i 45.i
( c.1300; MS: s.xivin )  Si le patient seit costivé, donet ly laxatif […]  ii 164

s.

med.one who is costive, constipated
( MS: s.xiiiex )  E moillez un linge drap duble en l’ewe chaude si quite e metez sovent sur le ventre al costivé  274.62
faire costivé
to constipate, make constipated
( MS: s.xiii2 )  constipare: fere costivé  ii 24
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