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gencive (s.xiiiin)

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

gencive (s.xiiiin)

gengive,  gensive,  genzive;  gingive, 
pl. gingivez,  gyngyves,  gyngyvez  (gencevus,  gencies  (A) 153)  
  FEW:  gingiva 4,137a Gdf: GdfC:  gencive 9,691c TL: gencive 4,237 DEAF:  gencive G463 DMF:  gencive  TLF:  gencive  OED:  gingiva n.  MED:  gingive n.  DMLBS:  gingiva 1077a

s.

anat.humangum (of teeth)
( MS: s.xiiiin )  gingiva: gallice gencive  11
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Les denz lui fait voler des genzives devant  838
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  La puor de la bouche si vient a la fiez de la purreture des gencives et de quitures qui na[i]ssent en la bouche  i 194
( MS: s.xiii )  gengiva: gallice dicitur gencive  ii 149.5
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  E les dames sunt ententives Pur bien laver lur gingives (M.E. þe gomes)  70
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Pus aprés froterez Vos denz e gengives  1645
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  le bouche ov le palet amont la lange, lez gingivez  4.6
( MS: s.xv )  A gingive e dentz dolour  172.E631

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