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lunetie (1356-57)

lunetie (1356-57)

 
  FEW:  luna *5,446a / lunaticus *5,455b Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF: DMF: TLF: OED:  lunacy n.  MED: DMLBS:  lunatia 1660c

s.

pathol.med.lunacy, (state of) fenzy induced by the moon
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  ly diamant [...] fait homme plus fort et plus ferme encountre les enemys, et garit de luneties (var. (Ny: c.1375) les lunetus; (Lo8,Lo9,Lei,O2: s.xv,s.xvin,s.xv,s.xv1) les lunatiques) et ceux qe le diable porsuit et travaille  Mandeville 308

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See also:

lunage  lunager  lunaison  lunatic  lune  lunerasce  lunetus 
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.
lunetie