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

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

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1husk, chaff: 
( MS: s.xii2 ) curaillas .i. vanures  54.192
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  silique: (L) curaylle(var. (D: xiii/xiv) escorayle)  ii 72
( MS: s.xiiiex ) acere: (D) de curayl (var. (D*: s.xiii/xiv) mestilun;  (L: s.xiii) payle )  ii 131.33
( MS: s.xivex )  trente quarteres des curalle  (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  i 63.1451
2rabble: 
( MS: s.xiii2 )  tost ert la curaille Honie e desconfite  151.59
escuraille 
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