luitun (1160-74)
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luitun (1160-74)

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[ FEW: 7,97b Neptunus; Gdf: 5,51a luiton 1; GdfC: ∅; TL: 5,723 luiton; DEAF:  luiton; DMF:  luiton 1; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
lutun  

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1 mythological small and evil creature, goblin: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Plusors distrent por vérité Que un deiable aveit privé, Ne sai s’esteit luitun ou non, Ne sai nient de sa façon  ii 57.4576
2insectszool.type of caterpillar (that wraps itself in leaves): 
( MS: s.xiii2 )  hec involvolus: quedam bestia, que, ut homines facilius decipiat, involuit se in alique re, .s. lutun  i 380
nuitun 
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