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dessavoré (1266-1300)

dessavoré (1266-1300)

dessavorei; 
f.pl. dessavorees  
  FEW:  sapor 11,207b Gdf:  desavorer (desavoré) 2,542b GdfC: TL: dessavorer (dessavoré) 2,1742 DEAF:  savor (desavorer)  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

a.

tasteless, insipid
( 1266-1300; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Les unes (=apples) sount aigres, et les autres douces, et les autres desavorees  Waterford busby 301.S124.3
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  l’ewe par sey est liquour dessavoree  BOZ Cont 163
unsavoury, unpalatable
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  si il eut a la feiz poi a manger ou a boivere ou viande dessavoree  Ancren2 30.28
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  vin douz, vins auques aigres, qui puet estre dit desavorei, et vin qui est mout fort de savour  Waterford busby 260.S60.2
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  [... ] un manere de fruit [...] qe primes est auqez douz et savoree e puis [...] devient plus egre e plus dessavoree  BOZ Cont 116
unattractive, unpleasant
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  le graund nombre de mescreauntz e des mauveis faux cristienz qe sount freidez e saunz charitee, dessavorez par mescreaunce  BOZ Cont 183
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dessavoré