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dolur (s.xii1/3)
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dolur (s.xii1/3)

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dolor,  dolour,  dolure;  douleur;  dulur  (delur (l. dolur?)  Maidstone 2.21)  
  FEW:  dolor 3,119b Gdf:  doleure 2 3,738b GdfC:  dolor 9,405a TL: dolor 3,1997 DEAF:  dolor  DMF:  douleur  TLF:  douleur  OED:  dolour n.  MED:  dolour n.  DMLBS:  dolor 1 713b

s.

1physical pain: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiii2 )  (a stone) Ferm seit sur la plaie liee, E le venim tot en trairat Et la dolour que i serrat  Lapid 205.46
( MS: s.xii )  E puis sil cuillez, sil wardez a vostre dolur  Pop Med 66.8
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  engrossissent [...] e mut s’estrainunt e funt grant dulur  A-N Med i 81
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  De la liverance de dolur de denz  S Rich ANTS M373rubr
( s.xiii2/3; MS: s.xiii2 )  Pur dolur de la teste  Nov Chir ANTS 1.rubr
♦suffering: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Tel guerre funt la gent estraine  (ms. estrange) En grant dolur entrat Bretaine  GAIMAR1 20
( c.1319 )  vesqui a si graunt martire que sa dolure ne purra il a nuly cunter  Northumb 159
2emotiongrief, sorrow: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Dunc serunt en luur U ja n'avrunt dolur  Comput ANTS 624
( MS: 1120-40 )  Empur tun filz (who has disappeared) dunt tu as tel dolur  S Alexis1 219
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  De la goie, de la duçur, Tut en ublie sa dulur  S Gile1 1966
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  icele grant joie qe vous aviez [...] aprés vostre grant dolour  Ancren1 26.24
♦emotionmourning: 
( 1343-50 )  En cele temps la reyne usa simple appareille come dame de dolour qe avoit son seignour perdue  Cron Lond1 49
dolur de coer
emotiontheol.contrition: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  dites de vostre bouche ou dolour de quer issi: ‘Jeo regehis [...’]  Ancren2 109.19
dolur de(l) piz
piz1
a dolur
emotionsorrowfully: 
( MS: 1120-40 )  A tel dolur ed a si grant poverte, Filz, t'ies deduit par alines terres  S Alexis1 416
( s.xiiim; MS: c.1300 )  Quei lor vaudra tot cil avers, Kant [...] Lesser lour covient a dolour?  Dial Jul 113
aler a dolur
to come to harm, meet with disaster: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Se li Franchoiz [...] vos trouvent ci au jor, Morir vos estouvra et aler a dolor  Rom de Rou wace i 48.978
demener dolur
emotionto lament, express grief: 
( MS: 1120-40 )  De la dolur qu'en demenat li pedra Grant fut la noise, si l'antendit la medre  S Alexis1 421
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  Plurent, demeinent grant dolur  Trist thomas2 2388
estre en dolur
emotionto be sad: 
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xivin )  Ou fut en hait ou fut en dolour  Mir Vge 46
faire dolur
emotionto lament: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Les sorurs funt dolur (var. (H: s.xiiim) doel)  Horn 3545
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  si fetes dolour, ausint come femme se dout en enfantant  Ancren2 62.17
♦emotionto regret: 
( 1390-1412; MS: s.xv1 )  le dit R. de B. fait grand dolour q’il ne lui avoit tout outrément occis  Lett & Pet 3.19
faire dolur a
to harass, torment: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1 )  Pur quei estes si entour A cristiens de fere dolour?  boz Three Saints 35.160
mettre a dolur
to harry, inflict suffering on: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  N’i ot cil ne vousist estre en Cananee, Taunt metent a dolur cele gent rechignee  Horn 1621
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