cul (c.1165)
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cul (c.1165)

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[ FEW: 2/ii,1513a culus; Gdf: 2,400c cul; GdfC: 9,264c cul; TL: 2,1149 cul; DEAF:  cul; DMF:  cul; TLF:  cul; OED:  cule n.; MED:  cul n.1; DMLBS: 530c culus ]
cuel,  cuil;  kuele,  cu  244  

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1anat.anus: 
( c.1165; MS: s.xii4/4 )  Tart est main a cul, quant pet est hors  6.85
( MS: c.1250 )  hic cullus: cul  i 421
2base, bottom: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  que le cul del pot percié soit joins en la bouche de l’autre pot  i 179
3 nametoponym (used as the name for a river): 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Dous eves a en la contree, L'une est Cul, l’autre est Con nomee; Li reis [...] Por la vilté des nons [...] Par les eves passer ne volt  ii 252.9874
torchun du cul
torchun
n’aver le cul clos
1pathol.med.to have diarrhoea: 
( 1396; MS: c.1400 )  Dieux vous donne aussi bon repos que vous n’avez maishuy le cul clos  81
se surdre le cul
1to get up off one's behind, spring into action: 
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 ) Hé, vraiment vous esties bien meschant, que nostre lit est unquore a faire. Surdés vous le cul e alés vous faire nostre lit  24.24
( 1396; MS: s.xivex ) Ore sourdez vous le cul tost et appareillés a diner  43.19
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