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maluer (s.xii1)
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maluer (s.xii1)

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malluer  
  FEW:  'salir' (maluer) 23,193a Gdf:  maluer 5,129a GdfC: ∅ TL: mauver 5,1321 DEAF:  mauver  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

to soil, contaminate: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Onur ne pru ja n’en prendrez Fors que maluez en serrez  S Jean ANTS 6130
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin )  [...] Ne ses saintes mains maluer Par nule ordure  Corset ANTS 1311
♦to desecrate, defile: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  maluerent le tuen saint temple  Oxf Ps ANTS 90.78.1
♦to violate, infringe: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Il maluerent sun testament  Oxf Ps ANTS 74.54.23

p.p. as a.

nient malué
nientmalué

[hp]

See also:

enluer  esmalué  luer1 
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.
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