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costivure (s.xiiiex)
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costivure (s.xiiiex)

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costivere,  costiveure,  costivore  (coustimire (l. coustivure),  quisture)  
  FEW:  constipare 2/ii,1083b Gdf:  costiveure 2,325b GdfC: ∅ TL: costevëure  DEAF:  costever (costevëure)  DMF:  costivure  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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med.pathol.constipation: 
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Ore vus dirrai [a] droiture Ke revaut a costiveure. […] Pernez cler lard […] E el fundement le metez  Pop Med 274.61
( MS: s.xv )  Pur costyvure: Pernez […] e metet sur le ventre al costyvé […] e seles avera  Five Med MSS 130.E149
♦pathol.falc.med.orn.constipation (as a disease in birds): 
(MS: s.xiiiex)  Si parlerai de autre manere Si li ostur quisture avait Par quel medcinement garrait [...] prenget la char dunt le paist [...] Puis la teingnet de l'ungement  A-N Falconry 67.587

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cousture 
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