marastre (c.1136-37)

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marastre (c.1136-37)

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[ FEW: 6/i,493b matrastra; Gdf: ; GdfC: 10,120c marastre; TL: 5,1114 marastre; DEAF:  marastre; DMF:  marâtre; TLF:  marâtre 1; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
maraster;  marestre;  marrastre;  merastre,  maratre  96.B  

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( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  E sa marastre [...] Fist faire al rei grant ultrage  3975
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1300 )  (Fortune) remeint plus freit ke lastre E de mere est fet marastre  93
( 1260; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  La ou la mere ou marastre detient le heyr ses chartres de son heritage  149
( s.xiii3/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  E Tenes fu un bacheler jadis ke fu deffamé k’il out purjue sa marrastre  45
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marastre