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taius (c.1136-65)

taius (c.1136-65)

taios,  taious,  taus,  tayous,  tayus;  (tazus (l. tayus)  TLL ii 73)  
  FEW:  *thâhi 17,391a Gdf:  taieus 7,624b GdfC: TL: taios 10,50 DEAF:  tai (taios)  DMF:  taieux  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

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1dirty, muddy
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  vunt par veies tenebroses Ki de laiz pechez sunt taioses, E de vices sunt si mellees  Salemon 1874
2muddy, miry
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiiim )  Co sunt li heremite qui od saut se moevent, tuit tressaillent les veies del munde, tressaillent taiuses e espinuses  Paroles Salomun 5392
( MS: s.xiii )  Habeat ocreas ne tesqua vel lutosas vias (gloss: (H) lé tayuse veis) vel plateas expavescat  TLL i 185 and ii 93
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiv1 )  yver qi ad esté pluviouse Qe les chemyns ad fet tayus  Serm DTC Ash 14
3 geog. (of soil) clayey, argillaceous
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  ou il (=the land) est mol et taious et pres d'eiwe douce ou il est pierous et sablonous et loinz d'eiwe douce  Waterford busby S98.30

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See also:

tai1  taier1 
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