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esplucher (1235-55)

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esplucher (1235-55)

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FEW: *pilucare 8,506a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: espeluchier 9,540c TL: espeluchier 3,1175 DEAF: peluchier (espeluchier) DMF: éplucher TLF: éplucher OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

eplucher; espeleker, espeleucher, espelicer, espelucher, espeluker; espoulecher; espulcher, espeliter (l. espelicer) 99.18 (var. C), espulicher 94B

See also espeluper, which previously was considered a variant spelling of this verb.

v.a.

1to pluck, to gather:

( 1312; MS: s.xiv¹ ) Ma quarte file Chasteté Si est ore au boys alé D’eplucher noyz (var. (Ph: s.xiv^1/3) plucher) 678

2to rob, defraud, steal from:

( 1235-55; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) Eschuez flatour ke seet flater. Trop seet ben espeluker (M.E. pike) (var. (Y: s.xiv¹) espeluper ) 245

( c.1305; MS: c.1330 ) Le seneschal [...] espeluke (var. (C: s.xivⁱⁿ) espeleke) la gent a tort 482

( 1312; MS: s.xiv¹ ) (covetousness) espeluke (var. (U: s.xiv^1/4) espouleche; (R: s.xiv¹) espluche; (T: s.xiv²) despoille) les povres gens E les reynt desques a dens 214

esplucher ses (etc.) dents

1to pick one's teeth:

( 1430; MS: s.xv^2/4 ) Ne devez tes dens espelucher De festu al manger 439.68

v.refl.

1orn.falc.zool.(of a bird) to self-pluck, pull out feathers:

( MS: s.xiii^ex ) Icest mal (=fleas) peot hom conustre par ceo ke le oisel se espelice tut le jur e escut se sus sa perche 125.58 (var. C)

( MS: s.xiv^1/3 ) (a good sparrow-hawk:) corteisement se peyst e queyntement se proynt e sovent espeluke 536 (L)

p.p._as_a.

1peeled, stripped (of bark):

( s.xiii²; MS: s.xiii² ) coperun de runce, le enterescorche de seu, savine, de chekun uel pas, nettement lavé e espeluké 138

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