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rievre (1250)
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rievre (1250)

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revre,  rivere  
  FEW:  irreverens *4,815b Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  enrievre (rievre)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

a.

unruly, malicious: 
( s.xiiiin )  L'espus a l'autre est felun e enrevre (var. (V: s.xiv) rivere)  Pet Plet ANTS 1400 (var.)
♦med.(of an ailment) stubborn, resistant (to treatment): 
( c.1250; MS: s.xiiiex )  Cruel mal (=stone in the bladder) i a et rievre    Pop Med 188.1253
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Ne peot pisser quant il vout. Fort mal i ad e mult est revre, Car trembler fet home cum fevre  Pop Med 276.76

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enrievre 
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