delicius (1121-25)

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delicius (1121-25)

[ FEW: 3,34a deliciosus; Gdf: 2,483c delicieus; GdfC: 9,296b delicios; TL: 2,1331 delicïos; DEAF: ; DMF:  délicieux; TLF:  délicieux; OED:  delicious adj.; MED:  delicious adj.; DMLBS: 602c deliciosus ]
delicious;  delitious  

a.

1delicious, sweet-tasting or -smelling
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 ) [...] D'arbres, de flurs delicius, De fruit [...]  1737
( MS: s.xiii2 )  delicatum: (C) delycious (var. (D: xiii/xiv) leyé)  ii 70
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  Ceo boire coveneroit estre delicious a boire  132
( MS: 1419 )  et se pescent de delicious viaundes et custouses  282
delightful, pleasant
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  nous meigne a la delicious vie et a la parfite joie de Paradis  147
2delicate, refined, well-bred
( s.xiiim; MS: c.1300 )  Nobles homme e delicious, Mes avers fu e orgoillous  891
3fastidious, fond of good things, self-indulgent
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  Auntecrist e ses desciples lige Ki en cest siecle meinent deliciuse vie  3119
indulgent, lax
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  si sunt delicius par dehors [...] ou eles deussent estre durs e soffranz  226.25
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  as amys sont contrarious et as enemys corteys e delicious  54
4(in error?) weak, feeble
( MS: s.xiiex )  As freres malades u delicius (Latin: Fratribus infirmis aut delicatis) tel oefre u art seit enjuint, k’il ne seent usdifs ne par la violence de travail si grevez k’il seent eschacé  i 28

s.

1lecher
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  [...] Li delicius de cest mund Ki sunt del tut abaundonez As delitz de la char  1513
delitus  tresdelicius 
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