pale1 (s.xii1/3)

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pale1 (s.xii1/3)

[ hap]

[ FEW: 7,505a pallidus; Gdf: ; GdfC: 10,260c pale 3; TL: 7,94 pale; DEAF:  pale; DMF:  pâle; TLF:  pâle; OED:  pale adj.; MED:  pal(e adj.; DMLBS: 2087c pallidus ]
padle,  pal,  palle,  payl,  paille  

a.

1colourpale, light in colour, whitish or yellowish
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Panthere (=a stone) est neire, ruige e verte, E pale, purpre e rosinete  65.880
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  Par le cheval pale sunt signefiez Li ypocrite  1195
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Et la lune pale serra Quant le jour ennercira, Car le mounde fremera  (A) 447
colour(of complexion) pale, pallid, wan
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii ) Li cuvertr malade se faint [...], Sovent iert palle, sovent iert pers  ii 326.577
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  Pale de vis, de cors endeble, Megre de char  1973
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Gui a la curt est dunc venu Palles e teint e confundu  528
( s.xiv2; MS: s.xiv2 )  si en fevre ague seit la colour del malad vert, neir o pal o plumbi e tote la face horrible  ii 256
enpalir  palir  palur  suzpale 
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