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curaille1 (1160-74)
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curaille1 (1160-74)

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curail,  curalie,  curalle;  kurail  (curailla)  
  FEW:  curare 2/ii,1559b Gdf:  curaille 2,403b GdfC: ∅ TL: curaille 2,1154 DEAF:  curer (curaille)  / curer (curail)  DMF:  curaille  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  curallum 536a

s.

1chaff, waste material of grain: 
( MS: s.xii2 ) curaillas, id est vanures  Aelfric Gloss 54.192
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  in granario [...] Assint etiam usui avium cortis pallee, silique (gloss: (L) curaylle) (var. (D: xiii/xiv) escorayle), lollium, avena sterilis  TLL i 184.71 and ii 72.71
( MS: s.xiiiex ) acere: (D) de curayl (var. (D*: s.xiii/xiv) mestilun;  (L: s.xiii) payle )  TLL ii 131.33
( MS: s.xivex )  trente quarteres des curalle  SAMPS2 (C) 176v
♦ fig. chaff, refuse, worthless matter: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Quant combatre ne t'oses ne entrer en bataille, Va en France ou vivras le jour d’une curaille  Rom de Rou wace i 63.1451
2rabble: 
( MS: s.xiii2 )  tost ert la curaille Honie e desconfite  Lyric 151.59

See also:

escuraille 
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