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[soil]3 (s.xiiim)
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[soil]3 (s.xiiim)

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soule, suil 
  FEW: ∅ Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:     DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  sol adj.  MED:  sol(e adj. 2  DMLBS: ∅
ls(loanword: M.E. )
le

a.

dirty, soiled: 
( c.1290; MS: s.xivin )  Mundez (M.E. clanse) la sale soule D'un balays fayt de boule  bibb MS (C) 13b
♦ fig. filthy, vice-ridden: 
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiiex )  Tu treis suil deable, regehis ore ki fist a ces homes aveir l’enfermeté k’il unt  Legendary 101.183

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