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guaiment (c.1170)
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guaiment (c.1170)

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gayment;  veiment;  waiment,  weiment  
  FEW:  lamentare 5,139b Gdf:  guaiment 4,372c GdfC: ∅ TL: gaiment 4,45 DEAF:  gaimenter (guaiment) G51 DMF:  guaiment  TLF: ∅ OED:  wayment n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

s.

lamenting, wailing: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Taunt i out fait pur lui guaiment (var. (H: s.xiiim) veiment) e plur e cri  Horn 3532
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiv2/4 )  Et wayment des almes en le corps (=of monster) oiez  Vis Tond 268
( MS: s.xiii4/4 )  cum simplice fletu: par humble gayment  TLL ii 11
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm ) il mangea de pain en weiment et en doute  Tobit ANB 53

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See also:

guaimentaunce  guaimenteiz  guaimentement  guaimenter  guaimentisun  guaimentusement  guaimissement 
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