tresvil (s.xii1)

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tresvil (s.xii1)

[gdw]

[FEW: *14,447b vilis; Gdf: ; GdfC: ; TL: ; DEAF:  vil 1 (*); DMF: ; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
 

a.

1statusmost humble, low-born
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  Aprés Postimius, Marius, tres vil de parage, pourpre rechut  143.R81.1
2most vile, awful, appalling
( s.xiii; MS: c.1300 )  the Devil lessa emprés lui si tresvil pueur et si male qu’a painne la peust on souffrir  1196
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  en celles meismes trois maneres purroie jeo destruire le tresvil orde pecché q'est en moy: [...]  107.9
( 1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Du pecché la tresvile ordure  15617

s.

1statusmost humble, low-born person
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  En avirunement li felun irunt, cum il serunt eshalciet li tres vil des filz des umes (Latin: cum exaltati fuerint vilissimi filiorum hominum)  17.XI.8
tres#1  tresvilement  vil#1 
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