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hanche (1155)
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hanche (1155)

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hancha,  haunche;  henke; 
pl. hanchiez  (anche)  
  FEW:  *hanka 16,141a Gdf:  hanche 4,412a GdfC:  hanche 9,744c TL: hanche 4,869 DEAF:  hanche H125 DMF:  hanche  TLF:  hanche  OED:  haunch n.1  MED:  haunche n.  DMLBS:  hanca 1134a

s. sg. and pl.

anat.hip: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  A la hanche i out maint tor fait E sus levé e a sei trait  Brut WACE 1143
( MS: s.xii2 )  clunis, hype: hancha  Aelfric Gloss 35.4
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1335 )  Le braz od le brank trencha; Desque en la haunche le branc cola  Amis ANTS 672
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Artetica si est une maladie qui vient es jointes [...] et come ele vient en la hanche, si est apelé sciatica passio  A-N Med i 246
( MS: s.xiii )  lens: anche  Gloss Garland 170
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  Large peytryne et grosse haunches signefie prowesse  Secr anon 16
♦anat.buttocks (?): 
( MS: s.xvm )  mes haunches, buttockys  Fr Voc 86.48
♦anat.zool.haunch (of animal): 
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  La veneisun ad presentee A l'abbesse, quant l'ad trovee. Unc, ceo quit, ne fist furchee Ne la hanche ne fud levee  S Modw 828
( s.xiv1/4; MS: s.xivm )  yl y ad (=in boar) la teste, pus le coler [...] pus les haunches (var. hanchiez)  TWITI1 40.181
hanche cheante
chair
os de la hanche
os1
tur a la hanche
tur2
jurer sur la hanche
Bibl.theol.to swear on the hip, thigh (take an oath by placing one's hand on the hip or thigh of the person to whom one is swearing?): 
( 1310-20 )  Coment Jacob fet Joseph soun fiz jurer sur la hanche qe i le remenereit en Canaan  Qu Mary’s Ps 19v

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