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musage1 (c.1136-37)

musage1 (c.1136-37)

mussage  
  FEW:  musus 6/iii,279b Gdf:  musage 5,452c GdfC: TL: musage 6,443 DEAF:  muse 1 (musage)  DMF:  musage  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

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dallying, time wasting
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Si averei perdu par grant musage Tute la meité de mun age  151
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  (a Jewish boy follows his playfellows to Mass:) Ne sout ke il fist, mes par mussage Ceo li fist fere d'un jofne age  39
folly, (act of) foolishness
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  De quanke pot agrapiner Feit sa musage pur guarder  6064
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Pensez en, si fras ke sage, Lessez folie e tun musage  180
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Ceo serra folye e graunt musage Si l'em dedeyst tel tesmoynage De ceo ke le apostoyl dyt  6711
rendre le musage a
to waste one’s time on
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Ne me font mie rendre a la court le musage: De dons e de pramesses chascun d’euls m’asuuage  i 3.20

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See also:

musardie  muse1  muser1  muserie 
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