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lime (s.xii2)
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lime (s.xii2)

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lym,  lyme  
  FEW:  lima 5,337b Gdf:  lime 1 4,786c GdfC:  lime 10,83c TL: lime 2 5,472 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  lime 1  TLF:  lime 1  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  lima 2 1612b

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1file: 
( MS: s.xii2 ) lima: feole, lime  Aelfric Gloss 55.206
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  Ly autres od sa lime dure Purfent en deus la serreure  S Edm Life ANTS 3145
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii1 )  Besches e picois unt portét, E limes trestut de lur gret. Chascun ad ustil aturnét Pur parfaire lur volunté  S Edm Pass ANTS 1230
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  celui ou cele si est vostre lime ausi com lorimers ke ont lour limes pur limer e pur oster le roill de entour le feer  Ancren2 258.21
♦fig.file: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  par la pastorale cure Limez est de lime aspre e dure Qui li tolt sa devotion  Dial Greg SATF 334
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Li homme ke vus medit [...] est vostre lime ki vus esclarcit e vus eslime  Ancren2 7.28
2blade: 
( s.xii4/4; MS: s.xii4/4 )  Fai i metre (=on the Catherine wheel) limes trenchanz  S Cath barking 2037
( c.1215; MS: 1330-40 )  Checun muel ad sun aysnel Reuz i sunt trop ben fichés Limes i ad trenchant asés  Purg S Pat second anon 393
3fig.correction, chastisement: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii2 )  Ore unt freit, ore unt chaut, Cele lime ja ne faut  S Geo 1494
mettre en la male lime
to torment: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  cil qui descent en abime [...] Que mis est en la male lime  Ross ANTS 4383
rendre lime
to cause pain: 
( MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Al fi qui rent lime el nomblil, Por tost garir de cel perir  Pop Med 171.685
tenir a male lime
to torment: 
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  De tutes pars les mauz li venent K'a male lime trop le tenent  Josaphaz2 2278

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See also:

eslimer  limaille  limatura  limer2  limeure 
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lime