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poisun (s.xii1/3)
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The form puison is a cross reference to the following entry:

poisun (s.xii1/3)

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peyson;  poison,  poisoun;  pouson,  poyson,  poysoun,  poysun;  puison,  puisson,  puisun;  puson,  pusoun,  pusoune,  pusun  (peissun  Cor Lai 88 (MS),  poissun  Iter paris 140)  
  FEW:  potio 9,255b Gdf:  poison 1 6,258a GdfC:  poison 10,368c TL: poison 7,1339 DEAF:  poison  DMF:  poison  TLF:  poison  OED:  poison n.  MED:  poisoun n.  DMLBS:  potio 2371a

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1beveragepotion, drink: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Deu meme but en la croiz amer puisson (var. (BN: s.xivin) puison) pur noz pecchez, e nus ne volom nule amertune de peine pur nus memes guster  Ancren2 126.14
♦beveragepharm.med.potion, medicinal drink: 
( c.1165; MS: s.xiii2 )  Ne par mire, ne par poisun N’avras tu jamés garisun De la plaie  marie Lais 8.111
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin )  Un moine […] Ki pur mal guerpir prist poisun  ADGAR3 221.3
( MS: 1272-82 )  Par taunt si garrad. Si ceo ne li vaut, pernez le balsamite terienne, ceo est une manere de poysoun  A-N Falconry 114.42
( MS: s.xivm )  le poison amere qi lui maladies deit beivre pur sancté  A-N Piety 56
( MS: s.xv )  La poysoun de Yrlande ke garist tut manere playe [...]  Five Med MSS 142.E283
♦beveragepoison, deadly or harmful drink or substance: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  S’om a alcun en suspeciun De venim ou d’altre poisun [...]  Lapid 50.556
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  cil li ad puisun dunee De venim tute destempree  Brut WACE 8271
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Li reis fust morz de la puison Ke li donat cil mal felon  Brut Royal 5914
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Par poison, venim ou entouche  Mir Just 22
( MS: s.xiv1 )  delivrement vomera hors le pusun e tut le venim  Receptaria 23.162
( MS: s.xv )  Poisoun de rates [...]. Le rat luy beivrit volunteres e murra  Five Med MSS 106.S167
2poisoning, killing or harming by means of poison: 
( 1206-15; MS: s.xiii1/4 )  ne de la puisun le rei ne des altres granz mesfaiz semblables a icels  Description Prose 2.5
3fig.disease, that which is harmful or lethal: 
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  Il lur destruient teres e citez, Lur chastels, lur vignes e lur blez. Feim les destreint e male puisun (var. (B: s.xiii3/4) male passion) Set anz aprés, en grant cheitiveisun  Anc Test (E) 4268
( MS: s.xiiiex )  pestis gallice: poysun  Vernac Glosses 24

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See also:

empoisoner  empoisunement  empoisunur  pocion  poisunement  poisuner 
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