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leiter2 (s.xii2/4)
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leiter2 (s.xii2/4)

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laitier,  letier; 
f. laitere,  leterre,  lettere  (latiz  Mir N-D 131.36,  lettret)  
  FEW:  lac 5,111a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  laitier 10,60b TL: laitiere 1, laitiere 2 5,104 / laitier 5,104 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  laitier 2  / laitier 1  TLF:  laitier 1  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

a.

1livestockmilch, yielding milk: 
( s.xii2/4; MS: 1200 )   si devendrunt les berbiz laitieres   Lapid 106.XXXI.8
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiiex )  Et si homme en (= of Galactites) fet pudre et l'em la seme al toit de berbiz pur ke il soyt nettoiés, les berbiz en sunt meuz leiteres et si ne serrunt ja puys raingnuses  Lapid 135.XXXII.7
( s.xiiiex; MS: c.1300 )  les unes (=cows) […] sunt plus curtz letteres qe les altre [e plus tost sekes]  HENLEY2 428.c24
2mammalszool.suckling, unweaned: 
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  Marie s'en vait, si amena sa mere Que ert uncore de meimes l'enfant leterre  Anc Test (E) 1581
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )   La mort sustret Sa fille ke un enfaunt lettret Lessa  S Fran ANTS 8665

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See also:

lectee  lectous  leit  leitenier  leiter1 
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