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maleurus (c.1136-65)
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maleurus (c.1136-65)

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malerous,  maleuros,  maleurous,  malureus,  malurous, 
f. maluresce  
  FEW:  augurium 1,175a; 25,890a Gdf:  maleuros 5,117c GdfC:  malheureux 10,111c TL: malëuros 5,986 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  malheureux  TLF:  malheureux  OED:  maleurous adj.  MED:  maleureux adj.  DMLBS: ∅

a.

1emotionunhappy, wretched: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Maleuros ki si s'endort El secle pur aveir tel sort  Salemon 10223
( c.1165; MS: s.xiii2 )  Maleurus sovent se claime  marie Lais 114.398
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  S'iert amené par autrui meins Comfous, maleurous e veins Arieres jesq'a sa meison  Dial Greg SATF 12186
2damaging: 
( s.xiii2 )  Et pur Deu sofre les dur cops Mult est malureus e fous  Maidstone 5.71
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  si tresledement estre defolez par un si malerous clou  Sz Med1 183

s.

wretched person: 
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Drois est pour ce que maluré Soiont aveoc les malurous  GOWER Mirour 2196

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See also:

eurus  mal1  maleuré  maleurté 
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