toil1 (1255-59)
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toil1 (1255-59)

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[FEW: 13/ii,393a tudiculare; Gdf: 7,744b tooil; GdfC: ∅; TL: 10,349 toel; DEAF:  toeillier (toeil); DMF:  touil; TLF: ∅; OED:  toil n.1; MED:  toile n.1; DMLBS: ∅]
toile,  toille;  toyl,  toylle;  tuil,  tuyl  

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1trouble, pain: 
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  E plus li greve al quor ke jeo face tel doel Ke ne fet la peine ke soffre en tel toil  133.131
( MS: s.xivm )  ceus assentir ne poeyent disauns ke si bosoygne usent a fere taunt plus dur averoyent le toyl cum teus clers plus sachauns fussent  916
2argument, quarrel: 
( 1255-59; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Dura la traverse =denial of allegation et le toil Deus jurs enters  794
( c.1290; MS: s.xivin )  Entre pledours sourd le tuyl(M.E. stryf)  57.90
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  si [...] contek et toyl soit entre eux qi avera la seisine severale  i 283
3mil.conflict, battle: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  The over-confident Christians, defeated a huntage se enfuyrent: Ceo est la manere de orgoylle Ke hunte enporte a chef du toylle  4724
♦joustingjoust, combat (in a tournament): 
( MS: s.xv3/4 )  C'est assavoir la toile de la closture d'icelles joustes  33v
toil de cort
1lawlitigation, legal proceedings: 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  qe tut eust il toil de court de la partie fere en acun tens par entre soen mari et luy, unques neqedent ne vint tel toil al jugement  ii 264
toiller 
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