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oef (s.xii1/3)
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oef (s.xii1/3)

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ef,  eof,  hef,  hof,  oefe,  oeff,  of,  oif,  ou,  ouef,  ouf,  oyf ,  uef, 
pl. uf,  oes,  oés,  oefs,  oefes,  oez,  ofes,  offes,  ofs,  os,  oues,  oufes,  ouys,  ouwes,  owes,  oyves  (heovys,  ofeus  Med Treatise 151.110)  
  FEW:  ovum 7,447a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  uef 10,821a TL: uef 11,5 DEAF:  uef  DMF:  oeuf  TLF:  oeuf  OED:  egg n.  MED:  ei n.1  DMLBS:  ovum 2071a

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orn.(of bird) egg: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiii2 )  Ceste pere li (=eagle) ad tel oes (=purpose), Ses oiseus garde e ses oes  Lapid 230.788
( MS: c.1300 )  pernét ache e pé de colun e le mouiuel de l'hef e cel e menue conseude, si batét ensemble  Pop Med 300
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  se met en soun lieu de cuver ses eofs  BOZ Cont 162
♦insects(of insects) eggs: 
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiii2 )  pernez ofs de furmie et gume de ere  Orn Dames 274
( s.xiv2; MS: s.xiv2 )  Item: oefes de formies mettez en un vessel de veire  A-N Med ii 226
♦ich.zool.spawn, roe: 
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  ova: (T) heovys gallice, et dicuntur quod est in allece, anglice hard rouue  TLL ii 33
♦fig.egg (as worthless object): 
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Icist conseil ne vealt un oef  Adam2 664
oef dur
dur2
oefs fris
culin. fried eggs: 
( MS: c.1250 )  ova frixa, oes fris  TLL i 415
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  les oifs fris [...] tost tournent en fumousetez et en humors coleriques  Waterford busby 283.S97.38
oef de geline
orn.hen egg, chicken egg: 
( MS: 1272-82 )  Pernez le oef de geline [...] si le triblez de la maunche de un coutel saunz nul asavurement  Glan lex 25D
( 1343-50 )  kar le quarter de furment valust .iiij. liveres d'esterlings, le quarter d'aveyne pur deus mars, un oef de gelyne sis deners  Cron Lond1 79
oefs hardees
culin.coddled (soft), shelled eggs: 
( s.xiii2; MS: c.1400 )  Appalium interpretatur sine pelle ab inde dicuntur ova appalia [...] gallice oefs hardees, vel sine costa, .i. mollia  Alph 13.15
oefs mous
culin.soft-boiled or raw eggs: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  li face l'en manger bure fres en ses quisinages et oes mous quites en ewe  A-N Med i 199
( MS: c.1250 )  ova sorbilia, oes mous  TLL i 415
oefs quit en brese
culin.baked eggs: 
( MS: c.1250 )  ova assa, oes quit en brese  TLL i 415
( s.xiv2; MS: s.xiv2 )  Pernez oefs quitez en brese e triblez od veil oingt e fetes enplastre  A-N Med ii 269
oefs quit en pot (de terre)
culin.eggs baked in small earthenware dish: 
( MS: c.1250 )  ova fideliata: oefs quit en pot  TLL i 423.269
( MS: c.1250 )  ova fideliata: oes quit en pot de tere  TLL i 415
oefs quit en su
culin.eggs seethed, boiled in tallow: 
( MS: c.1250 )  ova elixa: oefs quit en seu  TLL i 423.270
roef rosti
rostir
oile d'oefs
cosmet.pharm.cosmetic paste made from hard-boiled eggs: 
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiii2 )  Olie de ofs frez issi: triblez ofs quiz mult durs et friez en line paele et muvez durement [...]  Orn Dames 503
aubun de, aubun del oef
aubun
blanc de l'oef
blanc
chauz (des eschales) des oefs
chauz1
gleire d'oef
gleire
pel d'oef
pel1
test de oef
test1
a un oef vaillant
vaillant
vaillant un oef pelé
peler1
ne valoir d’oef un quarter
quarter
perdre les oefs et la maille
maille1

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See also:

ovet1 
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