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pucelin (s.xiii2)
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pucelin (s.xiii2)

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  FEW:  *pullicella *9,525a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  pucele (puceline)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

a.

virginal, maidenly : 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  E damoysele Puteleime (var. (Y: s.xiii4/4) puteyn eyme; (D: s.xiv1/4) puceline) Ke meint humme desleaument eyme  Lum Lais ANTS 3181
♦as befits a girl or unmarried young woman: 
( MS: s.xiii2 )  Riches dons pucelins as puceles durrad  Merlin Proph Alex 62.160

[gdw]

See also:

puce2  pucel1  pucelage  pucele  pucelete 
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