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nugacion (1302)
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nugacion (1302)

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nugacioun  
  FEW:  nugae 7,231b Gdf:  nugacion 5,543a GdfC: ∅ TL: nugacïon 6,888 DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  nugation n.  MED:  nugacion n.  DMLBS:  nugatio 1946c

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lawnugation, futile speech or action: 
( 1302 )  Totez ses terres sunt prises [...] donc a les prendre altre feez sereyt nugacion  YBB 30-31 Ed I 181
( 1310 )  si nous feyssom heir en la revercioun, ceo serroy nugacioun  YBB Ed II iv 22
( 1342-43 )  Au meyns il y ad assez de matere, et n'est pas resoun d'abatre son bref par nugacion  YBB 17 Ed III 219

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