epilentic (s.xiii2/4)
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epilentic (s.xiii2/4)

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  FEW:  epilepsia *3,231a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  epileptique 9,497c TL: epilentic 3,742 DEAF:  epilencie (epilentique)  DMF:  épilentique  TLF: ∅ OED:  epilentic a.  MED:  epilentik a., n.  DMLBS:  epilepticus 784c
epilemptic;  epilentique,  epileptic; 
Latin pl. epilentici  

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1med.pathol.epileptic, one suffering from epilepsy: 
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 )  li malade [unt] garaisun: Boçu e tor[t], epilentic  4427
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 ) Epilentici si travaillent de une continuele grevance [del chief] et ne sentent pas quant il doivent chair  i 176
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 ) les epilentiques du principal vice del cervel doit l’en purger  i 177
( MS: c.1300 )  tut seit il demoniac ou lunatic ou epilemptic il serra delivrés  ii145
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