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folté (1113-19)
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folté (1113-19)

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foltet;  fouté;  foleté  (faltéd)  
  FEW:  follis 3,690a Gdf:  foleté 4,49c GdfC: ∅ TL: foleté 3,2010 DEAF:  fol 1 (foleté)  DMF:  foleté  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

s.

1madness: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Mais sacez par vertéd Que ceo est grant faltéd, E primes fud truvee De alcun hume desvee  Comput ANTS 2616
2folly, foolishness: 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  Et troverent les noz, quant deus jorz ont erré, Quant dans Pieres l'ermite, [...] Avoit pieça guerpi par sa grant foleté  Siege Antioche meyer 18.375
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Ne por eus n’ert nul ami escutez Del sage Deu que set tut lur foletez  Pet Phil 2856

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fol1 
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