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luffe (1212)
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luffe (1212)

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loffe,  loufe,  lufe  
  FEW:  loff- 5,397b Gdf:  lope (louffe) 5,29a GdfC: ∅ TL: lofe 5,572 DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

s.

faire la luffe, faire luffes
to pull faces, grimace: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  (=the Devil in disguise) Quant singe fut, loufes fesoit, e quant nuitun, forment crioit  Dial Greg SATF 8509
( c.1215; MS: 1330-40 )  (the devils) Eschars e luffes lui fount e gruz  Purg S Pat second anon 207
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  Les uns sunt si escharnissant, La lufe e la mouze fesaunt  Man pechez 3266
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  mes decline de cele part e tost en fet la luffe e la mouwe  Ancren2 42.23

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