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toiller (1214-16)
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toiller (1214-16)

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toillier,  touillir,  toyller;  tuailler,  tueler  
  FEW:  tudiculare 13/ii,393a Gdf:  tooillier 7,745a GdfC: ∅ TL: toeillier 10,350 DEAF:  toeillier  DMF:  touiller  TLF:  touiller  OED:  toil v.1  MED:  toilen v.  DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1to stain, streak: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  Cil ki ne unt lur cors soillé Par luxure ne toillé  508
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  leur garnemens sont trestout moilliez (var. (OA: s.xv1) et toilleez de boue et plains de zablon )  22.13 (var)
2to ravage, destroy: 
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  il parvindrent dekes a touillir tanz de citez  22.17
toiller enz
to stir, blend in: 
( MS: c.1325 )  Pernés vert sarment de vine e en dolés deins greynus de pever [...] tuelé eins un poy de vin e le mettés a oys  30.C27

v.intrans.

1to dispute, quarrel: 
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  Homme plede et toile (M.E. striuyth) pur glebe  6.131
2 mil. to exchange blows, fight intensively: 
( 1214-16; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  E taunt toyllerunt ke il cheerunt amedeus de lour chivaus  705
toiller entur
to dispute, quarrel about: 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  Car si deus femmes toillauntes (var. (M: s.xivin) qe toilent;  (C: s.xiv1/3) toillent;  (F: s.xiv3/33/3) toillaunt ) entour dowarie fuessent enveez en cristiene court [...]  ii 284

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toil1 
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