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duz (s.xii1/3)

[ FEW: 3,174a dulcis; Gdf: ; GdfC: 9,405b dols; TL: 2,2051 douz; DEAF:  douz; DMF:  doux; TLF:  doux; OED:  douce a.; MED:  douce a.; DMLBS: 734a dulcis ]
doz,  dolz;  douce,  douls,  dous,  douz;  duc,  duce,  dulc,  dulz,  dutz,  duz,  duzze;  decz,  deucz,  deux, 
f. doce; 
f. douce,  doulce; 
f. duce,  dulce,  dulse,  dusce  

a.

1sweet
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) plus dulz sur miel e ree  52.18.11
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  En Ynde uns arbres est Dunt li fruiz si dulz est Trestut le vunt requere Li colum de la tere  2478
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Figier est une manere de arbre ke porte duz fruit  235.20
( 1266-1300; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  [...] grape dulse diverse en trois manieres. li un savour est sotille, ewous e prochein a egresce  296
( 1380 )  vins douces et Rines  70
(of water) sweet, fresh, drinkable
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  l’eve est bonne et douce qui en la cité sort  i 31.454
2kind, gentle
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 ) Dunc prent cungé a ses freres, As quels il ert mult dulz peres  146
( c.1184; MS: s.xiiiex )  li povre le tindrent a duz, E li riche mestre sur tuz  214
( s.xiii1/3; MS: c.1255 )  Seinte virgine dulce e pie  (P) 228
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  si vus seiez de duz quer e omble  6.18
( 1399; MS: s.xv1 )  Si Dieu m’aid, deux sire, [...]  53.18
3pleasant, charming
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Ki la portera chiastement, Chianter porra mult haltement, E dulce voiz e bone avra  65.598
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  ele en ad mult Deu loé Del duz liu  496
( 1396; MS: c.1400 )  parler et escire doulz fransois  88
4good, beneficial
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  par fleirour de douces oevres  221.29
5 name (used as a (sur)name)
( 1200 )  Hugo Duce  Dowse
( 1274 )  Douce de Moster  Dowse
( 1327 )  Walter Dous  Dowse
ewe(s) duze(s)
ewe#1
duze viande
1 sweetmeat
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Tu [...] chi ensembledement ot mei dulces viandes perneies  74.54.15

adv.

1sweetly
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin )  Plus flairent duz ke piment  115.109
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  [cestes] trois Maries achaterent ar[omanz] douz fleirans  272.24
2smoothly, without incident
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  le mes s’en va E a l’evesque duz repaira  4778

s.

1sweet person
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Li duz (=J.C.) a la franche (=B.V.M.) respunt  96.83
2 name (used as a surname)
( 1200 )  Hugo le Duz  Dowse
( 1296 )  Godfrey le Douz  Dowse
tresduz 
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