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desverie (1150-70)
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desverie (1150-70)

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daesverie,  dessverie,  deverie;  derverie  
  FEW:  *reexvagus 10,186a Gdf:  desverie 2,678c GdfC: ∅ TL: desverie 2,1816 DEAF:  resver (desverie)  DMF:  desverie  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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1pathol.med.madness: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiiim )  Ohi, chetif maleuré De desverie forsené!  S Laur ANTS 881
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  [A] la deverie que mania u melancolia est apelee [...]  A-N Med i 53
( 1309-10 )  qe desoremés ne soit graunté pardoun de felonie fors [...] si hom tue autre par mesaventure ou soy defendant ou en deverie  Rot Parl1 i 444
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Car ire est une deverie e une forsanerie  Ancren2 217.26
♦pathol.med.delusion: 
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  ouster toutes deveries et foles pensees qe par frenesie de la teste sovent venent  Sz Med1 163
2emotionrage, fury: 
( 1163-70; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Par lui est la dolur finie De la daneche desverie  S Edw barking 454
3pej.devilishness, fiendishness: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Li crestien mut s’esbairent Quant cele desverie virent  Set Dorm ANTS 140
4folly: 
( 1150-70; MS: s.xii4/4 )  Quant empris ceste derverie De trichier, de mentir ma fei  Trist thomas2 475
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  A une nuit par deverie Si vout aler a sa folie  Mir N-D 80.27
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  aphet en ebreu dit atant come novele deverie  Ancren1 180.34
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