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mouwe (1260-70)
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mouwe (1260-70)

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mouze,  mowe,  moue  
  FEW:  *mauwa 16,544b Gdf:  moe 1 5,353c GdfC:  moe 10,162a TL: möe 6,108 DEAF:  moe 2  DMF:  moue  TLF:  moue  OED:  mow n.2  MED:  moue n.2  DMLBS: ∅

s.

faire la mouwe
to grimace: 
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  Les uns sunt si escharnissant, La lufe e la mouze (var. moue) fesaunt  Man pechez 266
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Puys aprés eles fount lour mowes Et mokent cele despendour Ke lour fist si grant honour  Courtoisie 407.224
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  fet la luffe e la mouwe  Ancren2 42.24

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