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musche¹ (s.xii^1/3)

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The form muge² is a cross reference to the following entry:

musche¹ (s.xii^1/3)

moche, mosche; mouche, mousche; muche, muge, muske;
pl. muchis (much Gloss St John² 483, mulche TLL ii 103.159)

FEW: musca 6/iii,248a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: mousche 10,181b TL: mosche 1 6,316 DEAF: mosche DMF: mouche 1 TLF: mouche OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: musca 1 1869b

insects zool.fly, gnat, etc. (used to refer to a variety of winged insects):

( s.xii^1/3; MS: s.xii^ex ) Ki ceste pere portera: Ja musche sur lui ne serra Lapid 251.1486

( 1141; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Idunkes vendrunt musches, Hanetuns e laustes Ki les fruiz mangerunt Ki en terre serrunt Sibile 635

( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 ) cil qe mouche (M.E. fleye) masche ou gouste, Un grant gate li mettez jouste BIBB ROTH (G) 1099

( 1273-82; MS: s.xiv^ex ) La moche l’egle desavance Ross ANTS 2767

( 1354; MS: c.1360 ) pur la (=the wound) garder de mouches [...] Sz Med¹ 207

♦insects zool.honey-bee:

( MS: s.xv ) pernez rei de mel si com il est en la rusche, mes ke vous osterez lez musches Five Med MSS 104.S161

( s.xiii^ex; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) cest mastin d’enfer viegne querant et oulant od ses musches sanglantes des puanz pensiers Ancren¹ 203.11

musche de chen

( MS: s.xiii² ) cinifum: (C) mouche de chen (var. (D: s.xiii/xiv) de vibés; (L: s.xiii/xiv) wibés) TLL ii 75.159

morir cum musches

fig.to drop like flies, die in large numbers:

( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv¹ ) Com musches i morirent.C. M. par coup d'espé LANGTOFT thiol² 396.1764

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