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tesgue (1272-82)

The form tegge is a cross reference to the following entry:

tesgue (1272-82)

tegge,  tegue,  tesge  (tenge)  
  FEW:  phthisicus 8,403b Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF: DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

s.

orn.falc.pathol.avian tuberculosis, disease of the lungs
( MS: 1272-82 ) Si voustre oysel ad le tesge (var. (A: s.xiv1/3) les tegues;  (C: s.xiiiex) les tenges ), donez li a manger de l’orpiement en .iij. mosseus de char [...]. Cel mal conustrez en le oysel quant aprés esbatement li enfle la teste e runfle des narils, ad bek overt e aleine par le bek e panteise aprés forment  A-N Falconry 123.57
( MS: s.xiiiex ) Se l’um le voit suvent baer Pur tesgue, dunc solt enfermer  A-N Falconry 54.256

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See also:

ptisic  ptisicle  tesguer  tisicle  tisik  tisikus 
This is an AND2 Phase 6 (T-Z) entry. © 2022-25 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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