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or2 (c.1230)

or2 (c.1230)

eure,  ure  
  FEW:  aura 25,935b Gdf:  aure 1,501b / ore 5,625a GdfC: TL: ore 1 6,1209 DEAF:  ore 1  DMF:  ore 1  TLF:  aura  / aure  OED:  aura n.  MED:  aura n.  DMLBS:  aura 162b

A rare word, also in English and Continental French, with possible confusion with or1 (cf. the variant of Pet Phil 954) and ure1 (cf. the Dest Rome citation). Those variants ending in -e could also be interpreted as ending in -é, in which case they should be considered variants of oré1 (see commentary box of that article).

s.

meteo.gentle breeze, soft wind
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Kanz ces vus voil dous venz numer, Eure en terre, Altain en mer  Pet Phil 1712
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiiex )  Mult par eurent bone vent et l'ure fu serrie (=calm)  Dest Rome1 316

[gdw]

See also:

orage1  oré1 
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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