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genuiller (s.xii3/4)
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The form genuler2 is a cross reference to the following entry:

genuiller (s.xii3/4)

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geniller,  genoiler,  genoiller,  genoler,  genoyler,  genuiler,  genuillier,  genuler,  genulere,  genulier,  genuller,  genuyler;  jenuler,  jinuler,  juniler, 
(p.pr. jiniclant (l. jinulant)  Five Med MSS 159.E421)  
  FEW:  genuculum 4,114a Gdf:  genoillier 1 4,260a GdfC: ∅ TL: genoillier 4,254 DEAF:  genoil (genoillier) G499 DMF:  genouiller  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.intrans. and refl.

to kneel: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Genoille sey a l’arbre, baise la e la prie Qe de ceo qe pense sa dotance ly die  Rom Chev ANTS 7156
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Ele se genoile, si receit Le cors celi ke savé l’aveit  Mir N-D 58.326
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Si clerc seit, [...] dire deit [...] Cinkante saumes en junilant (var. (Y: s.xiii4/4) jenulaunt; (D: s.xiv1/4) genulaunt)  Lum Lais ANTS 10400
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  la tere ou il genoila (var. (E: s.xiv1) genulla) fust tote arosé de son sanke  Passion BVM2 80.4
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1 )  Devant l’auter en genulant  boz Seven Poems 102.297
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  et quant il fuist descendu il prist le roy par la mayne dimy genolaunt et shaka sa brace durement  Anon Chr1 147.6

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See also:

agenoiler  genuil 
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