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[profunt] (s.xiiiex)

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

[profunt] (s.xiiiex)

profond,  profound,  profund  (profon  Paroles Salomun 3375)  
  FEW:  profundus 9,431b Gdf:  profond 6,426a GdfC:  profond 10,427c TL: profont 7,1958 DEAF:  parfont (*)  DMF:  profond  TLF:  profond  OED:  profound adj. and n.  MED:  profound(e adj.  DMLBS:  profundus 2495b

a.

1lengthunitdeep, profound
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  La beste ke muntera de abisme profund Signefie Auntecrist ki vendra en cest mund  Apoc giffard 2008
( s.xivin )  e ke le pot seit plus profund ke l'autre de cync deis e en viron de treis  Culinary Colls (A) 6.5
( MS: s.xv )  fetez un profounde fossé en terre, e metez as funz del fossé un autre pot novel en terre  Five Med MSS 125.E97
(of colour) dark, deep
( c.1375?; MS: s.xiv4/4 )  Les colours de blanc neire sable burnet rouge rouz soore vermayle vermaylon goules jawne dose jawnes colour de surcye blewe profounde et leger caperas bukhorne medele Russet Du drap  Liber Donati (G) 29
2wise, learned
( MS: c.1330-60 )  lé grantz mestres que cest art fierunt, de la profunde astronomie trahierunt quant que voleynt estre certifié  Rom 32 (O.2.5) 96

adv.

deeply, thorougly
( 1415; MS: s.xv1/4 )  ur ce lessez nous garçouns amesnere nous chivalx suys et juys en le rwe en tanque ils soient enfreydez et puiz lez eawer et laver bien profunde  Man lang ANTS 72.14

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See also:

parfundee  parfundement  parfundesce  parfundeté  parfunt1  profundement  profundis  profundesce  profundité 
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