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frenetic (s.xiim)
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frenetic (s.xiim)

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frenetich,  frenetik,  frenetike,  frenetiqe,  frenetique,  frenetyc;  freunetike, 
(pl. frenetis  Rom Chev ANTS 1304)  
  FEW:  phreneticus 8,401b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  frenetique 9,661b TL: frenetique 3,2236 DEAF:  frenetique  DMF:  frénétique  TLF:  frénétique  OED:  frenetic adj. and n.  MED:  frenetik adj.  DMLBS:  phreneticus 2270a

a.

1med.(feverishly) mad, frenzied, delirious: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Quant sunt coroucés, a poi [sunt] frenetis  Rom Chev ANTS 1304
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Kar en pleuresie seut l'en devenir frenetiques, mes en perypleumonie seut l'en devenir litargiques  A-N Med i 203
( s.xiv2; MS: s.xiv2 )  Uncore si le malades frenetich – et ce est estordeisum del chef e derverie – ad ambodeus gulinz rouges od sorre-enflure e neint ne ad le ventre soluble, le nefim[e] jour mora  A-N Med ii 254.114
2med.inflamed (?): 
( s.xiim; MS: s.xiiiin )  cel uignement valt as podagres (=gout) e as reins freunetikes  Lapid 105

s.

med.madman, frenzied person: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  uns frenetiqes fors des sens  Dial Greg SATF 13220
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  [...] les frenetics e les lunatics poent felonessement pecchir  Mir Just 139
( c.1300; MS: s.xivin )  Ausi sicum il est impossible ke le frenetic seit sanz fievre, ausi est impossible ke litargie seit sanz fevre  A-N Med ii 142.34

See also:

frenesic  frenesie  frenesious  frenetien 
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