taisniere (s.xii1)

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taisniere (s.xii1)

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[FEW: 13/i,145b taxo; Gdf: ; GdfC: 10,740c taisniere; TL: 10,56 taisniere; DEAF:  taisson (taisniere); DMF:  tanière; TLF:  tanière; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
tainere;  tesniere  

s.

1den, lair
( c.1180; MS: s.xiii2 )  De un gupil cunt la manere Que ert eissuz de sa tesniere  82.10.2
( s.xiii3/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  il i ad une manere de humes ki maudient le soleil levant e le soleil couchant pur ceo ke le chaut del soleil lur greve trop. Les autres se funt taineres desuz la terre, e en liu de mesuns iloec habitent  22
theol.dark hole, pit (of Hell)
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  ceux que sount en la tainere Quant leur esclaire ta =J.C's lumere  4783
refuge de taisniere
1den, lair
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  la pierre refuje de taisniere as heriçuns (Latin: petra refugium hericiis)  189.CIII.18
tessun#1 
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