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lufre (c.1305)

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lufre (c.1305)

(bofre,  luffe)  
  FEW:  luffe 16,486b Gdf:  lufre 5,48a GdfC: TL: lufre 5,711 DEAF: DMF:  luffre  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

a.

specious, lacking sincerity
( c.1305; MS: c.1330 )  Le traillez a costé, ky a diverse juncture, Si est fet de gilerie par diverse mellure. Les clouz dorrez ke tienent la juncture Si est offre lufre (var. (O: s.xivm) bofre; (C: s.xivin) luffe) ke mout unkore dure  BOZ Char 24

[gdw]

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