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letuse1 (1121-35)
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letuse1 (1121-35)

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lactuce,  letuc,  lettuse,  letus;  laitue,  leitue,  letu,  letue,  lettue  (lettuis  Pop Med 194,  letusce  A-N Med ii 223 ),
(pl. lestusez  Five Med MSS 94.S75)  
  FEW:  latuca 5,124b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  laitue 10,60b TL: laitue 5,105 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  laitue  TLF:  laitue  OED:  lettuce n.  MED:  letuse n.1  DMLBS:  lactuca 1 1537b / letusa 1588b

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bot.lettuce: 
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  La femele (=mandragora) est fuillue Cum fuille de laitue  Best ants 1576
( c.1290; MS: s.xivin )  Sauge, letuse e persylle, Cheverefoil, e cumamille, Fenoil, autre herberye Qe nomer totes ne peus mye  bibb MS (C) 664
( MS: s.xiii ) lactucas: (L) letue (var. (C: s.xiiiex) letusez;  (D: s.xiii/xiv) letusers;  (D*: s.xiii/xiv) letuse )  TLL ii 131.31
♦bot.wild or bitter lettuce: 
( MS: s.xiii2/3 )   Lactuca: letue (M.E. slepwurt)  Triling Harley 220.a27
( s.xiii2; MS: c.1400 )  Scariola. [...] similis est lactuce, [...], gallice et anglice scariole  Alph 163.16
( MS: s.xivin )  Lactuca: (A3) letuse, silvestris quasi domestica est, milkwort (var. (A1: c.1300) gallice letuz, anglice mylkeworth)  Plant Names 153
letuse asinine
bot.type of lettuce, fennel?: 
( c.1300; MS: s.xivm )  Abugaletz: letuc asinine  Gloss Arab 366.41
( c.1300; MS: s.xivm )  Semar: letu asinine  Gloss Arab 401.492
letuse de bois
bot.wild lettuce: 
( MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Lactuca silvatica: (B1) letuse dé boys  Plant Names 153
letuse champestre
bot.wild lettuce: 
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  al vespre de azimes et letuses chapestres (l. champestres)  Bible Royal 94ra
letuse de haie
bot.garden lettuce, Lactuca sativa: 
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  aloingne, letuse de haie damache et savage, scariole damasce; et savages roisins  Waterford busby 253.S53.6
letuse salvage
bot.prickly lettuce, Lactuca serriola: 
( c.1300; MS: s.xivm )  Heyofilos: letus sauvage  Gloss Arab 376.173
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  […] violette, letuse savage, polium, pulegium, calamente […]  Waterford busby 251.S51.8

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