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nages (1214)
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nages (1214)

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nagez,  nagis,  nagys,  najes,  naches;  nage  (nates  A-N Med i 84)  
  FEW:  natica 7,40b Gdf:  nache 5,462a GdfC: ∅ TL: nache 6,469 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  nache  TLF:  nache  OED:  nache, n.  MED:  nache, n.  DMLBS:  nagia 1882a / natica 1888b / natis 1888c

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1anat.buttocks: 
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  La pestilence [...] As genitaires e as nages Soudement les prist a ferir  S Greg 758
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  Quises e nages (M.E. bottokes) ou la fourchure Funt grant eyse pur chivechure  BIBB ROTH (G) 135
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  E tant fu la contractiun dé ners Ke ses piez as nages furent aers  S Rich ANTS M454
( 1415-17; MS: s.xv1 )  J'ay auxi lez jambez ov la ssure (l. l'assure), quisseux et lez genulez, nagez et la forcheure  Liber Donati (D) 25.289
2fig.buttocks: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  il descuvrent derechief Les nages de cuveitise aperte Ke chescun humme trop s'acerte, Kar tuz veient, e sunt certeins K'il sunt de coveitise pleins  Lum Lais ANTS 4031

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coll.anat.buttocks: 
( MS: c.1250 )  hec nates: nage; hec piga: peil de nage  TLL i 420.58-59
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Qe ren lur demorge aprés sun talyage, For soul les ryvelyns et la nue nage!  LANGTOFT wright 301.772
( c.1300; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  encountra une autre beste, Ke par devaunt out meyns e teste En fourme de homme apparisaunt, Mes par derere out semblaunt De chevre, en quyse, en nage, en pee  S Paul 107

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