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[nuriçun] (1160-74)
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[nuriçun] (1160-74)

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noreson,  noreson;  noricioun;  norisçun,  norisoun,  norisson,  norissone;  norrichon,  norriçon  
  FEW:  nutritio 7,252b Gdf:  norreçon 5,528a GdfC: ∅ TL: norreçon 6,804 DEAF:  norreçon  DMF:  nourrisson  TLF:  nourrisson  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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1(act of) feeding, nourishing: 
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  il li plaisoit soi enoumbrer en la Virgine Marie et char humaine prendre et noricioun  89
2kinshipfoster-father, one who raises a child: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  De Aalof li membra [...] Cum delivra Silauf, ki (var. (O: s.xiiim) k'il) fud sun norriçon  1388
3 occupation tutor, governer, one who looks after a child: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  (young Richard has a tendency to wander off:) Li roiz fu fel et fier, forment s’en coroucha, Se Richart s’en ist mez les ex li crevera Et a son norrichon les garez coupera  i 91.2286
4 name (used as a surname): 
( s.xiii )  Philip le Norisçun  Norrison
( s.xiii )  John le Norisoun  Norrison
( 1308 )  Roger le Norissone  Norrison
( 1381 )  Thomas Norisson  Norrison

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See also:

nureture  nurice  nuriçune  nurisable  nurisance  nuriseur  nurissement  nuritrice  nurrir1  nutritif 
This is an AND2 Phase 4 (N-O/U-P-Q) entry. © 2013-17 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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