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nuisour (s.xiii1/4)
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nuisour (s.xiii1/4)

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nuesour;  nuisor;  nusor,  nusour,  nusur,  nuysour  
  FEW:  mocere 7,161b Gdf:  nuiseor 5,544b GdfC: ∅ TL: nuisëor 6,895 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  nuiseur  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

s.

one who intends harm, enemy: 
( MS: s.xiii1/4 )  Releissez trespas a peccheurs Si come nous fesoms a nos nusors  Lyric 99.8
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  Cist Judas [...] tua et enchaca de la terre les maveis, et ceus qe furent maubailez pur la lei delivra, et destruit lour nuisours [...]  TREVET Cron1 90.28
♦lawadversary, opponent: 
( 1277 )  seit l'enqueste prise par gent covenables hors prise ses nusurs  Bor Cust i 164
( 1304-05 )  Mankyn le armurer [...] est detenu en prison [...] par l'enditement d'aucuns de ses nusours  Lett EPW1 37
( 1327 )  et veinent ces nusurs et alleggent countre ly bygamye  Rot Parl2 109.11
( 1341 )  de restreindre tous ceux [...] qu'ont esté nuysours ou destourbours de votre profit  King’s Council England 352

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See also:

anusour  enousour  nuisable  nuisableté  nuisance  nuisant  nuisantement  nuisement  nuisible  nuisif  nuisir  nuisous 
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nusour