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refluer (1285-1307)

refluer (1285-1307)

reflouer  
  FEW:  fluere 3,642a / refluere 10,192a Gdf: GdfC:  refluer 10,516c TL: refluïr 8,560 DEAF: DMF:  refluer  TLF:  refluer  OED:  reflow v.  MED:  reflouen v.  DMLBS:  refluere 2706b

v.intrans.

to flow back, overflow
( 1285-1307 )  les goter du park estopa qe l’eawe qe passa par my le dit park resela (var. refolareflouareporta) issi qe les berbiz esturent en l’eawe jesqes a my costes  Nov Narr 317 (var.)
fluer et refluer
marit.to be tidal, subject to ebbing and flowing of the sea
( 1350-1450 )  l’eawe de Ouse, q’est bras de meere en le counté d’Everwyk [...], quele eawe flue et reflue solonc ceo qe le meere tient son cours  YMB i 228

sbst. inf.

marit.ebbing, low tide
( 1393 )  les ditz bochers carient (cut-off pieces of entrails and waste) en bateux al my lieu del dit ewe, quant il est a pluis haut, et illoeqes les gettent en mesme l'ewe al comencement de refluer d'icelle  Rot Parl1 iii 306.27

[gdw]

See also:

fluer  refleue  reflot  refouler 
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refluer