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sorcere (s.xii1/3)
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sorcere (s.xii1/3)

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sorciere  
  FEW:  sors 12,120b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  sorcier (sorciere) 10,689c TL: sorciere 9,873 DEAF:  sort 1 (sorciere)  DMF:  sorcière  TLF:  sorcier (sorcière)  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  sortiarius (sorcera) 3139c

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femalesorceress, woman who practises sorcery or witchcraft: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex ) Cyrcé l'usa (=magnet) e l'ot mult chere, Cele merveilose sorcere  Lapid 46.460
( s.xii2/4; MS: c.1200 ) Cyrcé la merveilluse sorciere  Lapid 105.xvi.5
( c.1180; MS: s.xiii2 ) D’un larun cunte ki se giseit Suz un buissun, si se dormeit. Une sorcere le trova  MARIE Fables 208.3
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 ) Le deable, par ki enchantement La sorcere dit vostre talent  Man pechez 1272

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See also:

sorceier  sorcelure  sorcer  sorcerere  sorceresse  sorcerie  sort1  sortir  sortiseor 
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