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lepre1 (c.1136-65)
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lepre1 (c.1136-65)

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lepreire;  liepre  
  FEW:  lepra 5,258a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  lepre 10,72b TL: liepre 5,417 DEAF:  liepre  DMF:  lèpre  TLF:  lèpre  OED:  leper n.1  / lepra n.  MED:  lepre n.1  DMLBS:  lepra 1586c

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pathol.med.leprosy: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Rou esteit de liepre tout tainz et touz nerciz  Rom de Rou wace i 23.239
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  il vit un hume mut led, Car lepre l'aveit trop defet  Josaphaz2 592
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Morphé [...] si est une espece de lepre  A-N Med i 60
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  La char d'irechon […] mout est profitables a ceus qui sunt desposez a lepre  Waterford busby 269.S71.17
♦fig.leprosy, corruption: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  ço est a eresie Ki est liepre de felonie  Salemon 2010
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  escumengé est avaunt a dire cum home qe est hors de commune pur lepre de l'alme  BRITT i 322
lepre elefantine
med.pathol.elephantiasis, a form of leporsy: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  a desmesure ere Espris de lepre elefantine  Dial Greg SATF 6437
racine de lepre
bot.black hellebore (Helleborus niger): 
( MS: s.xv )  Pernez le racine de lepre .i. suffoigne neir  Five Med MSS 162.E492

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See also:

lepre2  leprosie  leprosié  leprus 
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