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plumer2 (s.xii3/4)

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plumer2 (s.xii3/4)

plumber  
  FEW:  plumbum 9,97b Gdf: GdfC:  plomber 10,357c TL: plomer 7,1174 DEAF:  plon (plomer)  / plon (plomi)  DMF:  plomber  TLF:  plomber  OED:  plumb v.  / plumby adj.  MED:  plumben v.  DMLBS:  plumbare 2323a

v.trans.

1to line, coat with lead
( MS: s.xiv1/3 )  si fumiez vo[s] poz [...] et cé que deyvent estre verriez, ce est a dire plumbez dedens et dehors, si les plumbez com le poter fet  Alchimie 391.51
2to sound, plumb (depth)
( 1299-1300 )  au meins de vynt piez de large et de dis piez de parfound plommez  TNA E 101/482/17

p.p. as a.

leaded, coated with lead
( MS: s.xivin )  un net canevas en une nette vessele de tere byen plumee  Pop Med 77
( MS: s.xiv1/3 )  un pot de terre plumbé dedens  Alchimie 383.27
( MS: 1419 )  Et qe tieules soient [...] bien plomeez  Lib Alb 278
leaded, weighted with lead
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiiim )  Unes coroies qui sunt quarees, A clous de plun soudé plummees  S Laur ANTS 669
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Les chefs (= of stakes) desuis sunt ascerez, Icels desuz tresben plumez  Brut Royal 2488
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  armez d'escuz e de maces plommez  vegetius2 50.17
colourleaden, lead-coloured
( 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  A-N Med ii 256

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See also:

plum1  plumbage  plumbin  plumé1  plumet  plummer 
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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