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meghe (c.1250)
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meghe (c.1250)

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mec,  meche,  meg,  mege,  megke,  megue,  mek,  meke,  mesgke,  meske,  mesgue  (mesca ,  mesche )  
  FEW:  *mesigus 6/ii,43b Gdf:  mesgue 2 5,283c GdfC: ∅ TL: megue 5,1340 / mesgue 5,1637 DEAF:  mesgue  DMF:  megue  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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1whey: 
( MS: c.1250 )  hoc serum, meghe  TLL i 415
( c.1270; MS: s.xivin )  Car eus ne sevent ou marchander; Nul lur meke purra chater  Apoc Verse ANTS 128.977
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  La premiere substance est meg, la secunde fromage, la tierce bure  Waterford busby 275.S88.7
2colostrum, beestings: 
( MS: s.xiii2 )  colustrum: (C) mek, bestink (var. (D: xiii/xiv) mec; (L: xiii/xiv) meg)  TLL ii 69
gras meghe
cream: 
( MS: s.xiii2 )  pingue serum: (C) wryngwey, graz mek (var. (D: xiii/xiv) gras mec; (L: xiii/xiv) grase mec)  TLL ii 69
gros meghe
curds, cream: 
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  colustrum: (D) grose mec (var. (C: xiii2) gallice beht, besting anglice; (L: xiii/xiv) creme)  TLL ii 75
sur meghe
sour milk: 
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  oxigalla: (D) sur mec (var. (C: xiii2) let egre)  TLL ii 69

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