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luer1 (s.xii1/3)

luer1 (s.xii1/3)

loier  
  FEW:  lutare 5,475b Gdf:  luer 1 5,47c GdfC: TL: löer 5,570 DEAF: DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  lutare 1664b

v.trans.

to (be)smear
( s.xii1/3; MS: c.1200 )  Lait e mel ensemble mellez E icel home bien en luez, Ki ceste pere portera  Lapid 251.1484
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Si se feinst mort [...]; Del sanc luat sun cors e sun visage  Roland 2276
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Si ce est que li enfes mestorne ledement Ke [le] bras ou [la] jambe en est issus avant, [...] La verveine covient a loier sor le ventre, Ou soit mort ou soit vif, faite[s] le issir del [ventre]  A-N Med i 106.817

v. refl.

to besmear oneself
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Met sai en la palud Quant se est bien enboee E del limun luee  Best ants 646

[gdw]

See also:

enluer 
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