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powe1 (1121-25)

The form pouwe is a cross reference to the following entry:

powe1 (1121-25)

powee;  poe,  poue,  pouhe;  pouwe  (pode  S Brend mup 938)  
  FEW:  *pauta 8,75b Gdf:  poe 1 6,241a GdfC: TL: pöe 1 7,2046 DEAF:  poe 1  DMF:  poe 1  TLF: OED:  paw n.1  MED:  paue n.  DMLBS:

s.

zool.anat.paw, foot or claw of an animal
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  (the griffin) flammantes ad les goes, E trenchantes fort les poes  S Brend mup 1010
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  (the monster) Poues ad devant cum un leun  Gui War 7269
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  (the lion) en la terre ke fu dure Od sa poue  (ed. pove) grant et velure Ad la fosse aparaillé  Mir N-D 59.376
( c.1300; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  deuz lyons [...] s’enlevent e fount ouverture De la pouhe en la tere  S Paul 255
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  s’il (=the dragon) ly (=the knight) poeit prendre en ces powes  (ms. powees)  Fouke ANTS 47.8
geter la powe vers
grab for
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Quidez vus […] ke le rapinanz chat de enfern getast onkes la poue vers lui [...] et en ses noires tenebruses pates enfernals enlassast  (ed. en lassas) [...] le cheitif quer  Ancren2 202.21-22

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See also:

pote1 
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