odur (s.xii1/3)

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odur (s.xii1/3)

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[ FEW: 7,325a odor; Gdf: ; GdfC: 10,223b odeur; TL: 6,982 odor; DEAF:  odor; DMF:  odeur; TLF:  odeur; OED:  odour n.; MED:  odour n.; DMLBS: 2005a odor ]
odor,  odour,  oudeur,  udur,  hodur  1521 ordore,  ordour, 
pl. odourus  49.10 (note 399)  

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1odour, smell given off by something (agreeable or disagreeable)
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  fud pouz de cel odur Que en parais gettent li flur  95
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Et ele (=ground dionysias, a stone) seit od vin melee, Li vins avra meillor savor Et si avra mut bon odor  228.748
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  De tant lor feseit confort maire Del douz odor li souef flaire  15708
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  Le arbre qe portet grauntz noyz [...] si est de mal odour e poyour savour  114
( MS: c.1310 )  l'avantdit B. leve une longayne si pres a les seudes (=booths) avantditz qe le ordour (var. (D1: a1510) l'odour; (Add1: a1330) le dure; (Ha: a1327) puancise (l. puantise)) lour court parmy  202.107
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  un odour si douce et si refleraunt come ceo fust d'espiceries et oynementz preciouses  320.11
flerer (l')odur
1fig.to become aware of good reputation
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  De Canterbire, l'odur flereit, Ke out a non le bon Boneface  881
odurement  odurer  odurette 
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