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malencolious (s.xiii2/4)
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malencolious (s.xiii2/4)

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malencolious,  melancolieus,  melancoleus  
  FEW:  melancholia 6/i,655b Gdf:  melancolieus 5,222b GdfC: ∅ TL: melancolïos 5,1356 DEAF:  melancolie (melancolios)  DMF:  mélancolieux  TLF:  mélancolieux  OED:  melancholious adj.  MED:  malencolious adj.  DMLBS:  melancholicus 1752a

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1emotionmelancholic, angry: 
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  en response est despitous, Soudain et malencolious  GOWER Mirour 3965
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Ainz est vers tous amye chiere Sanz malencoliouse chere  GOWER Mirour 13397
2melancholious, tending to cause melancholy: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  eles sont engendrees de boivre ewe limeuse et de viandes melancoleuses come de char de boef  A-N Med i 236
( MS: s.xiv1 )  Taurus est une signe ferme e freyde et secke et malancolious  Future 135

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See also:

malencolicus  malencolie  malencolien  malencolier  malencolique 
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