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porceler (c.1165)

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porceler (c.1165)

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[ FEW: 9,186b porcellus; Gdf: 6,283b porceler; GdfC: ∅; TL: 7,1482 porceler; DEAF: porcel (porceler); DMF: pourceler; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: 2349a porcellare ]

porceller; purceler, purceleer, purceller

v.a.1to farrow, (of a sow) to give birth to
v.n.1(of a sow) produce a litter, farrow
sbst._inf.1(of a sow) ability to produce a litter, farrow

v.a.

1mammals zool.to farrow, (of a sow) to give birth to:

( s.xiii^ex; MS: c.1300 ) la troie deit purceler par .ij. fez en l’an, a chescune feez au meyns .vij. purceaus 74

v.n.

1mammals zool.(of a sow) produce a litter, farrow:

( c.1165; MS: s.xiii² ) Une troie que preinz esteit [...] se hastast de purceler 120.6

( c.1270; MS: s.xiv^1/3 ) lez trues, quant il unt porceles (l. porcelés) [...] 284.c59

( c.1285; MS: c.1312 ) En yver les (=swine) sustenez q’il ne perissent, e q’il eyent pouer de foyner (var. purceller; fower; forner) 334 (var.)

sbst._inf.

1mammals zool.(of a sow) ability to produce a litter, farrow:

( c.1285; MS: c.1312 ) vos autres porcs femeles fetes saner (M.E. your other sowes have spayed) q’il perdent lur purcelers (M.E. so that they lose their ability to farrow)) 334.c93

porc porcel#1 porcelet porcelin porcher porcherie porchet porcier porcin

porceler