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infection (s.xiii2/4)
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infection (s.xiii2/4)

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enfection  
  FEW:  infectus 4,665a Gdf:  infection 1 4,577b GdfC:  infection 10,12c TL: infeccïon 4,1382 DEAF:  infect (infeccion) I236 DMF:  infection  TLF:  infection  OED:  infection n.  MED:  infeccioun n.  DMLBS:  infectio 1350b

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infection, pollution: 
( 1379-80 )  par l’enfection de l’eire [...] et puours susditz  Rot Parl1 iii 87
♦med.infection: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Melancolia si est la infection de cele meine celle oveques privation de raison sicome Costentin dit el livre de melancolie  A-N Med i 180
♦mental or spiritual contamination: 
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Des sept pechés ove lour semence Sainte oreisoun, q’en dieu commence, Sept bonnes cures contrepense, Dount guarist leur infeccioun  GOWER Mirour 10497

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