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leu1 (1086)
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leu1 (1086)

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leuu,  lew;  lieu,  liu;  lou,  louf,  loup,  loupe,  lous,  louve,  louwe;  low,  lowe;  lu,  luf,  lui,  luop,  lup,  luu,  luve  (lovine (l. louwe)  Rom rom 152 ),
pl. louz,  lus,  luus,  luz  
  FEW:  lupus 5,457a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  loup 10,96a TL: lou 5,687 DEAF:  lou  DMF:  loup  TLF:  loup  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  lupus 2 1662b

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1mammalszool.wolf: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 ) Le simple agnel as lus trahi  S Brend mup 1282
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  N’en mangerunt ne lu ne porc ne chen  Roland 1751
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  bien s'aparceut que li leu A la berbiz prendre prest fu  S Jean ANTS 1751
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Gentz an habyth neyrs et blauns, Et dedens sunt lows rapisauns  Mar Diable 106
( s.xiv1; MS: c.1361 )  jeo sai qe lups ravissauntz entrerount a vous aprés moun departisoun, qe point ne esparnierount vostre fouk  Actes (A) 371d
2mil.weaponswolf (pincers for grabbing battering rams): 
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  autres font une forcheure de fer e de fortes cordes, e li lient bien ensemble; si l'apelent lup  vegetius2 139.20
3pathol.med.lupus (a skin disease): 
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  cele [...] est apelé herpes hestimonenus que li franceais apelent lu  A-N Med i 64
♦lawoutlaw, wolf's-head, one who, in Anglo-Saxon law, should be hunted like a wolf: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  E point ne vient, qe des adunc le tiegne l'em pur lou e est criable 'Wolvesheved', pur ceo qe lou est beste haie de tote gent; e des adunc list a chescun del occire al foer de lou  Mir Just 124
4 name (used as part of a surname): 
( 1086 )  Hunfridus Vis de Leuu  Family Names Fidler
leu cervere
luvecerviere
leu marin
ship. 'sea wolf', pirate, marauder, one who robs at sea: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  Par mer, ço dist, irreit conquerre Que reis serreit en altre terre. De lui prophetiza Merlins Que ço serreit uns lus marrins  Brut WACE 13402
leu real
med.lupus (a skin disease): 
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Phisique conte d'un grief mal Q'est appellé le loup roial; Cil guaste toute medicine Et si n'en guarist au final  GOWER Mirour 8524
leu de guerre
guerre
entre chen e leu, entre leu e chen
chen1

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See also:

leuve1  leuvesse1  lovinace  lupin  lurle 
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