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peccheor (1113-19)
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peccheor (1113-19)

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pecceour;  pecchedur,  peccheour,  peccher,  peccheur,  pecchor,  pecchour,  pecchur;  pechedur,  pecheor,  pecheour,  pecher,  pecheur;  pechour,  pechur,  pechure  (pechethuor  S Alexis1 361,  peechour  Test Ebor i 225,  peescheor  Sz Med1 92.25 (var.),  peicheur  (ms. peieheur)  Apoc giffard 3864,  pekere  S Marg wace 43.549 (A) );
n.sg.andoblique pecchaire,  pecchere,  peccherre,  pecchiere,  pecchierre,  pechaire,  pechere,  pecheres,  pecherre,  pechiere,  pechieres, 
(pl. pecheros (l. pecheres, pecheors?)  A-N Piety 98,  pesuris)  
  FEW:  peccare 8,99b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  pecheor 10,302a TL: pechëor 7,526 DEAF:  pecheor  DMF:  pécheur  TLF:  pécheur  OED: ∅ MED:  pecchour n.  DMLBS:  peccator 2158c / peccatorius 2158c

a.

theol.sinful, inclined to sin: 
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  Quant li burgeis peccheurs virent icels [...]  Anc Test (E) 560
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  (God) Qui est pere e cunseillere De nus chaitive gent pechere  S Modw 7350
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Establi fu pur renoveler D'umme pechur le penser, Ke humme [par] pecchié veuz esteit  Lum Lais ANTS 8886
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  jugement Eschiet sur l'omme peccheour  GOWER Mirour 17458

s.

theol.sinner, one who offends against God and the divine law: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  li Creaturs Murut pur pecheurs  Comput ANTS 2730
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Je eslis degez estre en la maisun del mien Deu, plus que habiter es tabernacles des pecchedurs  Oxf Ps ANTS 93..83.11
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1200 )  Adam le premerain pechaire  GUISCH 331
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  [...] Desquant li repentant pecchiere Toz ses pecchiez pleint senglement  Dial Greg SATF 13006
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiv1 )  Primes dait li pecchor de queor repentir Et puis ces pecchez de bouche regeir  Serm DTC Shrift 65
( MS: c.1400 )  (J.C.) en soen digne corps cynk playes sustynt pur nous pecchours reyndre  Five Med MSS 69.T3
♦lawoffender, one who commits a crime (cf. peceor): 
( MS: s.xiii1 )  prevaricatores: pesuris  TLL ii 101.70
charnel peccheor
theol.carnal sinner, fornicator: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin )  Tut perge il charnel pechour, L'ordre ne pert pas sa vigur  Corset ANTS 1471
mortel peccheor
theol.mortal sinner, one who commits a cardinal sin which deprives the soul of divine grace: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  qe chescun [...] s'apprestast des mortieux peccheours occire en lur pecchiés notoires  Mir Just 11

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See also:

peccatrice  pecchable  pecché1  pecchement  peccher1  pecchere1  peccheresce  peccheriz  peccherous  peccherousement  trespeccheor 
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