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culvertage (s.xii3/4)
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The form covertage is a cross reference to the following entry:

culvertage (s.xii3/4)

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covertage,  cuvertage  
  FEW:  collibertus 2/ii,897b Gdf:  culvertage 2,402b GdfC: ∅ TL: culvertage 2,1153 DEAF:  culvert (culvertage)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  culvertage n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  culvertagium 530c

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1villainy: 
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1200 )  cest secle est torné trestut a culvertage  GUISCH 1489
2slavery: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Prent treu de lur chefs en non de culvertage  Rom Chev ANTS 5282
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Plusors rainst fors de culvertage  Dial Greg SATF 8236
3wretch, scoundrel: 
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Dolent, cheitif, fel culvertage, Ki lur as fait itel damage  S Modw 8593
mettre en culvertage
to degrade to serfdom: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Franchement le (=the world) dona Dieu a humeine lignage, E cil (=Darius) par son orgoil le met en culvertage  Rom Chev ANTS 945
( c.1185 )  N’est pas mis amis qui remeint, Tuz ceus qui unt quince anz d’eage, U jes mettrai en cuvertage  Proth ANTS 7878
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