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cimitere (1155)
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cimitere (1155)

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cemitere;  chimitiere;  cimentere,  cimenterie,  cimentire;  cimeteire,  cimeter,  cimetere,  cimeterie,  cimetiere,  cimetire;  cimitare,  cimiteire,  cimiter,  cimiterie,  cimiterre,  cimitier,  cimitire,  cimitoir;  cymentiere;  semiterie;  simiteire,  simiter,  simitire,  symyter;  (cimter  Anon Chr2 84)  
  FEW:  coemeterium 2/i,834b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  cimetiere 9,93c TL: cimetiere 2,433 DEAF:  cimetiere  DMF:  cimetière  TLF:  cimetière  OED:  cemetery n.  MED:  cimiterie n.  DMLBS:  coemeterium 370a

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cemetery, burying ground: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  [...] Pur visiter le cimetire U cil erent ensepeli  Brut WACE 7994
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  enterrer firent les ocis As chimitieres del pais  Rom de Rou wace ii 42.4162
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiiiin )  Bel cimeterie d'un fossé enclos Faire i fist e dedenz mettre les os  Merlin Proph helias 28.35
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Ne deit en cimitere estre enseveli  Mir N-D 45.38
( 1289 )  [...] li cimenterez de Saint Oufeli de Rue est si petis que li cors ont aucune foys defaute de sepulture, e pur eslargir le cymentere aient li maires e li esquevin achaté une masure  GR iii 580b
( MS: c.1325 )  Pernez un os de un homme mort en le semiterie  Five Med MSS 44.C189
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