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nervus (c.1240)
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nervus (c.1240)

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nerveus,  nervous  
  FEW:  nervus 7,101a Gdf:  nervu 5,489b GdfC:  nerveus 10,199a TL: nervos 6,607 / nervu 6,607 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  nervu  / nerveux  TLF:  nerveux  OED:  nervous a. and n.  MED:  nervous a.   DMLBS:  nervosus 1909a

a.

anat.muscular, sinewy: 
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  le cancre s'est ahers es lius nervus pleins de deversus veines e de arteries  A-N Med i 65
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  La lenghe est de moiene conplexion entre la char nervouse que om apelle braon et la tenre char  Waterford busby 274.S81.1
( 1266-1300; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  [O]nze signe sunt ki signefient fort et coragous. Le premier est dur poil; [...] le sisime le col nervous et assés gros et negaires charnous  Waterford busby 331.S166.4

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See also:

nerf  nerval 
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