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lit1 (s.xii1/3)
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lit1 (s.xii1/3)

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leyt;  liht,  list,  lite,  litt,  litte;  luyt  (lich (l. lith?)  Oak Book ii 88,  liche (l. lithe?)  Blk Bk Adm 114 var.,  lith  BIBB ROTH (G) 1041,  lyet  Northern Pet 116,  lyth  Five Med MSS 36.C101,  luyte  Reg Chich ii 7)  
  FEW:  lectus 5,236a Gdf:  lit 5,3a GdfC:  lit 10,87c TL: lit 1 5,520 DEAF:  lit 1  DMF:  lit  TLF:  lit  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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1domesticbed: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Enz el lit [...] cuntendra huntusement, Cum s’ert butee laidement  Lapid 46.470
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) de mes lermes mun lit aruserai  Oxf Ps ANTS 45.6.6
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiv1 )  Sur littz en chimenant si wolent reposer, [...] Tant dormirent, passent terre e meer  Edw Ring 75
( c.1325; MS: c.1325 )  cucheoyt u lyt e pensoyt ben moryr  Bible Holkham 27.11
♦ zool.mammals lair (of wild animals): 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) li chael des leons [...] assemblé sunt e en lur liz serunt alué (Latin: et in cubilibus suis conlocabuntur)  Oxf Ps ANTS 104.103.23
2domesticbedclothes: 
( 1423 )  .j. lite de worsted, les bordures de soy  Rot Parl1 iv 230
( 1429 )  Gregore Catan: .iij. litz de sarge, valor .iiij. li.  Port Bk studer 107
aurnement de lit
aurnement
contre lit
contre
coverture de lit
coverture
franc lit
franc1
lit portable
litter: 
( MS: s.xiiiex )  bajola: lyt portable  TLL ii 57.92
severalté de lit
severalté
severance de lit
severance
lit turneiz
turneiz
de gentil lit
statusof gentle birth: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  [Venuz] esteit de genti lit  GAIMAR1 160
de mal de lit
lawde malo lecti, an essoin for non-appearance in court due to illness: 
( 1292 )  assoyne de mal de lit  YBB 20-21 Ed I 13
en sun (etc.) lit moriant, mortel
on his deathbed: 
( 1260; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Qaunt un home doune terre en son lyt mortel, si purra le heir conquere par bref de entré  Brev Plac 199
( MS: c.1310 )  le quelle R. en son lite moriaunt devisa mesmes les tenementz a A.  Nov Narr 158
( MS: s.xiv1/4 )  lequel D. en sun lyt mortiel devisa mesme le mies  Nov Narr 35
( 1319 )  en soun liht (var. list; lite; lit) moriaunt  YBB Ed II xxv 67
mettre el lit
to lay flat: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  (Judas tortured by devils in Hell:) El lit sui mis sur les broches; Sur mei mettent plums e roches  S Brend mup 1365
(se) tenir (en) (sun (etc.)) lit
med.to be bedridden, stay in bed: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiv2 ) de langor et de peyne En lyt se teent un quinzaine  Amis mae 254
( MS: s.xiii2 )  qui enmaladist son lit longes tendra  Future 49

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See also:

liçon  lit1  litere 
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