ewus (1113-19)
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ewus (1113-19)

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[ FEW: 25,75b aquosus; Gdf: 1,184a aigos; GdfC: ∅; TL: ∅; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  eaueux; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: 115a aquosus ]
eweus,  ewos,  ewous;  eawos,  eawus;  eiwous;  eveus,  evous,  evus;  aevous;  ueus, 
f.pl. eiwouses, 
f. ueuse, 
f.pl. eawses  

a.

1of a watery nature: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  le eve signefie Saint Espirit, ceo vus dit, Dunt ses sainz reemplit; E icil sunt ewus [...] Que demeinent la vie Del fiz sainte Marie  1803
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  […] si verra l’en fleume mellé ovesques ce que om vounchera ueuse ou visquouse  i 211
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Kant ceo bretuner est amer, Ou evus, ou egre  1584
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  li queor qe fust evous [...] serra tournee en vin  272.35
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  Le vin tres fieble at conditions contraires al avant dit vin: cel vin apelle Ypocras vin eiwous  100.137
♦fruitjuicy: 
( 1266-1300; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Les poires [...] ne sunt pas eiwouses ne de grosse substance  314
( 1266-1300; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  [...] grape dulse diverse en trois manieres. li un savour est sotille, ewous e prochein a egresce  296
♦humid, moist: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Car moi foi, si toi plaist, doner Od tot terre moiste e aevouse Qui plus seit douce e meins grejouse  13103
♦streaming: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  esteignez la par eveuses (var. (BN: s.xivin) eawses) lermes  19.8
♦soggy, waterlogged: 
( c.1285; MS: c.1312 )  si vus avez pasture [...] en (l. e) le tens de esté seit ewos [...]  380
♦coloursea-green: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiiex )  Berils ewus, icist est vils  270.148

s.

1astron.Aquarius: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xiiiin )  Aquarius, [...] Que evus apelum En franceise raisun  1797
nient ewus
nientewus
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