lowiz (c.1200)

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lowiz (c.1200)

[gdw]

[ FEW: *5,387b locare; Gdf: 5,13a loeis 2; GdfC: ; TL: 5,559 loëiz; DEAF: ; DMF:  louis 1; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
louiz,  louuiz,  louwiz,  lowis,  lowys,  lowyz;  luiz; 
f. louice,  lonuriz (l. lowriz)  131
f. lorice (l. louice)  

a.

1occupationhired, working for pay
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Quanz [...] chiés mon pere sont, Merciers louiz qui del pein ont A grant foison e a grant aise, E jo me muer ci de mesaise!  4310
( MS: s.xiii )  mercenarius: luiz  170
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  ele n'estoit en sa cumpagnie mes cum puteine louice  140
bribed, corrupt
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Li riche lur [sunt] pur lur aveir amis, Il sunt luiz, si vendent lur jugemenz  (B) 5678
( 1277 )  E seyent les tesmoines lele gents, ne mie suspecenus custumers ne lowyz a faus sermenz aler  i 163
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Abusion est a soffrir champion louuiz estre recevable en testmoinage  175.152
femme louice
1femaleprostitute
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Infames sunt touz [...] ceux qe tienent bordel de femmes lorices (l. louices)  134

s.

1occupationhireling, one who works for pay
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  Sun overaigne ne deit retrere Li luiz (var. (B: s.xiv1/4) overur lowiz), qe eovre deit fere  2776
( 1274 )  Et qe nul fuster ne sustree autri apprentiz, ne autri louwiz, denz son terme, sur peyne de i mar a paier a la Chaumbre  81
( 1415; MS: s.xv1/4 )  Valetz, lowys, servantz ne lour apprentys, veysyns, maistres, soverrignez, seignours, subgitz, lour amys et bienvoillantz  79.7
loer#2 
This is an AND2 Phase 3 (I/Y-M) entry. © 2008-2012 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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