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flaur1 (c.1170)
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flaur1 (c.1170)

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flaor,  flaour;  flavur  
  FEW:  *flator 3,610b Gdf:  fleur 1 4,32b / flairor (flaur) 4,19c GdfC: ∅ TL: fläor 3,1910 DEAF:  flaor F605 DMF:  fleur 3  TLF: ∅ OED:  flavour n.  MED:  flavour n.  DMLBS: ∅

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1perfume, fragrance: 
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Nul espece n'i poet valeir La flaur ki senteit en cel eir  Josaphaz2 1976
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Mirre ne encens ne nul flaur Ne poit valer cele duzur  Mir N-D 251.229
( MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Graunt bien le fra le flaour Ki assuage tel dolour  Pop Med 154.157
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  nidorem: (D) flavur  TLL ii 74
2smell, stench: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  la puur Cresseit itant ke la flaur Feseit mult grant corrupciun  Mir N-D 246.44
( s.xiv1; MS: c.1361 )  Et si dorrai jeo moustresouns el ciel par amount, et signes en terre desouth, c'est a savoir saunk, fu, flaour de fumee  Actes (A) 362c
geter flaur
to produce a smell, fragrance: 
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Tutes les herbes del munt i furent, Que nule vertu u dulzur eurent, [E les especes que getent flaur Espés cresseient tut entur.]  Gui War 12305
rendre flaur
to produce a smell, fragrance: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Le pavement desuz bien est jonchié a flur Jaunnes, indes, vermeilles, ki rendent grant flaor  Horn 2711

See also:

flaire  fleirer  fleirur  fleiur 
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