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losengerie (c.1200)

losengerie (c.1200)

losengerye  (lossungrie)  
  FEW:  *lausinga 16,452a Gdf:  losengerie 5,36a GdfC: TL: losengerie 5,676 DEAF: DMF:  losengerie  TLF: OED:  losengery n.  MED:  losengeri(e n.  DMLBS:

s.

flattery, sycophancy
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Par le bel semblant e par losengerie Deseit chescon qui en lui ren se fie  Anc Test (B) 7244
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Ne larrum pur les testes duner au brand ferir, Pur losengerie, pur duns ne pur blandir  S Aub 1236
( MS: s.xiii2 )  pompa: lossungrie  TLL ii 3.1
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  le fossé ou sont trovez les crepaudes emflez de orgoille [...], e les reignes de descord e losengerye (var. (B: c.1330) jangelerie), e touz manere de pechez  BOZ Cont 1489
deceit, lie
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Car sachez, sanz losengerie, Q'al seint autier est departie Sa seinte char (=at Eucharist)  Dial Greg SATF 20053
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  C'est deble vilein [....] Ke de cel messunge vus sert [...] U ceo est fine losengerie Ke cist veit unkes la Marie  Mir N-D 215.111

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See also:

losenge1  losengeance  losengeous  losenger1  losenger2  losengur1  losengur2 
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losengerie