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neirir (c.1185)

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

neirir (c.1185)

noirir,  noiryr  
  FEW:  niger 7,133b Gdf:  noirir 5,516b GdfC: TL: nerir 6,604 DEAF: DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  nigrificare 1914c

v.trans.

to defile
( MS: s.xiii2 )  Tua cur sede relicta audes Tartareis caelum infestare (gloss: nerer) quadrigis?  TLL ii 7

v.intrans.

colourto turn livid
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  De grant ire s'evanoy, Trestut tressua et noiry  Ipom BFR 1376

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See also:

aneirer  neir  neiresce  neiret  neirun  nercir  nerçun 
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