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dustre (s.xii1)

The form ductor is a cross reference to the following entry:

dustre (s.xii1)

dustour,  duxtre;  deustre;  douctour,  ductour,  ductere,  ducteure,  ductur;  doitor;  doustre;  duitour,  duitur,  duitre;  duter,  dutre  
  FEW:  ductor 3,173b Gdf:  duitor 2,782a GdfC: TL: duitor 2,2098 DEAF:  duitor  DMF:  ducteur  TLF: OED:  ductor n.  MED:  ductor n.  DMLBS:  ductor 732b

s.

1statusmil.leader, chief
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Li prince de Juda sunt duitur d'els (Latin:  principes Iuda duces eorum)  Oxf Ps ANTS 80.67.30
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  […] senz prince, duitor ne meistre  Salemon 4140
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  ke serra nostre dustre en bataille?  Ancren2 49.21
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  Cist A. estoit dustre de cele navie  TREVET Cron1 217.9
( 1359 )  qe le dit G. feust lour duyttour a ceo faire  King’s Council ss 42
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  Wat Teghler, meastre et ductour de eux  Anon Chr1 144.36
2guide
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  Resistance a correctioun Est dustre vers perdicioun  BOZ Prov (R) 4.7b
3occupation herdsman
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  (the goat) quant son dustre le ad mys en pasture, par tut va wacrant  BOZ Cont 21
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