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fleirur (s.xiii1/3)

The form frairor is a cross reference to the following entry:

fleirur (s.xiii1/3)

flairor,  flairour;  fleerur;  fleiror,  fleirour,  fleirure;  flerour,  flerrur,  flerur;  fleurur  (frairor  Lapid 198.1322)  
  FEW:  fragrare 3,746a Gdf:  flairor 4,19c GdfC: TL: flairor 3,1896 DEAF:  flairer 2 (flairor) F554 DMF:  flaireur  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

s.

1smell, whiff
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Del cors issit un fleirur Qui tant getout dus odour  Gui War 11579
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  K'umme el munde ne sentireit Une flerur ke tantost ne moreit  Lum Lais ANTS 12758
fragrance, pleasant smell
( MS: s.xiii1 )  Quanke autre vin soloit ovrer, Par sa frairor fait arester  Lapid 198.1322
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Ausi i avera joie d'odur U tant delit ert en la flerur Ke nul homme en secle vivant Ne pureit penser duçur itan[t]  Lum Lais ANTS 13488
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  Par sun encenser, dunt la flerrur bone Del encens e des oreisuns en la fumee Est de la main al aungele devaunt Deu muntee  Apoc giffard 1442
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  la troveroie jeo flerour qe me deveroit par reson mult bien plere  Sz Med1 14
stench
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Deu nus defende ke la fleiror de lour puantes gorges e lour venim vers nus ne aproche  Ancren2 191.7
( MS: s.xivin )  Bones especes deit user Pur cel orde fleirur oster, Clowes de girofre e noiz mugat, Ki cel mal odur abat  Pop Med 207
2sense of smell
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  En veue, en oie, e en guster, En fleurur, en sentir par taster  Lum Lais ANTS 13070

See also:

flaire  fleirer  fleiur 
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