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poeros (1323-25)

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poeros (1323-25)

 
  FEW:  posse 9,234b Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF: DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:
ls(loanword: Gascon )
le

For a brief discussion on the sense of this rare word, see AF Gascony 68 and 69. An association with ‘apr. poderus, bdauph. pweyrus’ in the FEW (9,234b) seems likely.

a.

powerful, mighty
( 1323-25 )  Trescher e poeros seignur. A le vostre noble seignurie fatz assaver que je alay au chasteu de Sompuy [...]  St Sard 91

[gdw]

See also:

poable  poance  poant  poantment  podestat  poer1  poer2  poeste  poesté  poestif  poestivement  possible  possiblement  possibleté  potence  potent  potestat  potestatem  pouaille  pussablement  pussance  pussant  pussantment  pussaument 
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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