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prudefemme (c.1165)

prudefemme (c.1165)

prodefeme,  prodefemme,  proudefemme  
  FEW:  prode 9,419b Gdf: GdfC: TL: pro (prodefeme) 7,1795 DEAF:  pro (prodefeme)  DMF:  prudefemme  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

s.

femaleloyal, worthy woman
( c.1165; MS: s.xiii2 )  Al cimiterie vet tut dreit u la prude femme esteit  MARIE Fables 134.18
( c.1306-12 )  il deit venir au prodome ou a la prodefeme  Irish Docs 252
( 1399; MS: s.xv1 )  un proud homme, une proude femme, un ribaud, une ribaude, un maquerel, une maquerelle, un putier, une putaigne, un villein, une villeine  Man lang ANTS 51.5

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See also:

pru  prudeber  prudom  prudommie  pruesce  pruusement 
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