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dos (s.xii1)
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dos (s.xii1)

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doos,  dorce,  dors,  dorse,  dosse,  dox  (des,  dous  Prov inéd 423.47)  
  FEW:  dorsum 3,144a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  dos 9,410c TL: dos 2,2036 DEAF:  dos  DMF:  dos  TLF:  dos  OED:  doss n. 1  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  dorsum 724b

s.

1anat.back: 
( c.1141; MS: s.xiii4/4 ) El saint vis ke verrunt Venim escoperunt; E sun nu dos batrunt, Colees li durrunt  Sibile 313
( MS: c.1250 )  hoc tergus vel dorsum: doos  TLL i 420
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  fardel a son dos porter  Ancren2 247.6
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  e ly coupa l’eschyne del dors  Fouke ANTS 12.17
( MS: s.xiv1 )  la ventre contremont et le des (l. dos) devers le terre  Nov Narr 341
2back, reverse side: 
( 1415-22 )  il aura ung signet convenable a l'ordre du gartier, pour mettre au dox du seel commun  Garter Stats1 383
♦ back, reverse (of cloth): 
( 1433 )  xxviij aulnes mesurez p[ar] le dorce  Stats ii 284
♦back, dorse (of document): 
( 1297 )  Dors’ (=Dorse). C’est un escrit endenté  Foedera1 i 861
( 1330 )  le transscrit est mis en dos de ceste bille  Rot Parl1 ii 34
( 1397 )  pour greindre connissance [...] de mon propre fait, j’ai mesmes mys en la dorse mon signett  Test Ebor i 235
( 1415 )  les recordes [...] sont consutz a le dorse de ceste rolle  Rot Parl1 iv 65
♦skinsback skin (for making pelisses): 
( MS: c.1250 )  Hoc tergus: quir de dos  TLL i 411
( 1435 )  Ml dos de grey  Port Bk foster 86
a(l) dos
from the rear: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Brutus, kis enchauce al dos, En ad en l'eue maint enclos  Brut WACE 281
( 1214-16; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  assally les nos a doos  Turpin 1029
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  il oi un voiz a dos  TREVET Cron1 271.29
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  le feri a dos de un lomnge cotel  TREVET Cron1 275.24
au turnant du dos
turner1
dos a(u) dos
back to back: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  En l’avaunt garde estoit dos au (var. a) dos doné  LANGTOFT wright ii 312
♦herald.addorsed: 
( c.1280; MS: c.1280 )  Sire de W., l’escu d’or a deus leuns rampans de gules dos a dos  Eight Rolls 69.44
aprés le dos
after, behind: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Devant alerent li chanteurs, cels ki aprés le dos verseillouent (Latin: qui post tergum psallabant), en milliu des pulceles timpanistres  Camb Ps 115.LXVII.26
aprés sun dos
behind him: 
( 1214-16; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  aprés lour dos vyndrent unes cumpanyes de neyre gens  Turpin 1207
arere dos
arere
degeter arere sun (etc.) dos
to cast away, forget about: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) tu degetas ariere tun dos tuz les miens pecchez  Oxf Ps ANTS 133.II.12
abanduner le dos as colps
abanduner
doner dos a
to make turn one's back, put to flight: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) E les miens enemis dunas a mei dos, e les haissanz mei deperdis  Oxf Ps ANTS 51.17.44
mettre arere dos
to leave behind, abandon: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiiim )  Coment sont il tant hardi ne si os Que lealté mettent ariere dos?  Rom rom 610
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  La custume fu mis arere dos; Mes Seint Pere le prist a gros  Mir N-D 36.104
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Mettont peresce arere doss, Dont il se porront proufiter  GOWER Mirour 2179
poser dos
to make turn one's back, put to flight: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) purpenserent cunseilz lesquels uk ne porent establir, kar tu posseras els dos (Latin: quoniam pones eos dorsum)  Oxf Ps ANTS 53.20.12
poser en sun (etc.) dos
fig. to load upon, afflict with with: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Tu nos menas en laz, posas tribulaciuns en nostre dos  Oxf Ps ANTS 79.65.10
(regarder) tres sun (etc.) dos
tres1
sivre pres au dos
to follow close on the heels of: 
( 1214-16; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  De illukes vint A. a Sayntes [...]. Charles le suy pres a dos  Turpin 341-42
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  A. s’enfuy [...] mes C. [...] le suy pres au dos  LANGTOFT wright ii 365
suzmettre sun (etc.) dos
suzmettre
turner arere dos
to be turned back to front, upside down: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  Mes ore chescun poynt tourne arer dos (var. (B: c.1330) a rebours), qar celui qi out en esglise le bouche refusé a beiser, ore bayse l’en son piee  BOZ Cont 36
turner le dos (a)
turner1

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reredos 
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