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ungle (s.xii1/3)

ungle (s.xii1/3)

ongle,  oungle,  ungele  (umble  1028)  
  FEW:  ungula 14,37a Gdf:  ongle 2 5,603b GdfC:  ongle 10,233a TL: ongle 6,1118 DEAF:  ongle  DMF:  ongle  TLF:  ongle  OED:  ongle n.  / ungle n.2  MED:  ongle n.  / ungle n.2  DMLBS:  ungula 3556a

s.

anat.(finger-, toe-) nail
( s.xii1/3; MS: c.1200 )  Onix c'est [d'une] pere nom [...] Faite cume ungle de main  253.1547
( c.1150; MS: s.xii3/3 )  corps de personne: charn, cheof dei [...], quor, teste, ungle, vis  294.3
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiv2/4 )  Ses joues de ses ungles d'angois ad rachez  299
( c.1290; MS: s.xivin )  Coupez de cysours des oungles les heles  769
( s.xiv2; MS: s.xiv2 )  e metez sur le charboun e cum le purra chaud su(i)ffrier mettez sur le ongle, remuez, quant il serra freid  ii 237
zool.anat.claw
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  (the lion) Les pez ad gros cupesz, Luns ungles e curvez  40
( MS: s.xiiim )  od ungles e od denz sun cors decirerent  4128
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  si le chat de enferjutaunqe la pate vers lui et hapa od ses ongles le chief de son queor  83.30
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  Tinctores pannorum tingunt pannos gaudone, rubea maiore et sandic, qua de causa pictos habent ungues (gloss (D): les ungeles) quorum autem quidam sunt nigri  i 200.51 and ii 136.51
zool.orn.anat. talons, claws of a bird
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiv2 )  Cum li jurs aproçout, vindrent fresaies, uns oisels qui de nuit volent. [...] Mais a nus nul mal ne firent, mais les peisuns ot lur ungles traeient a la rive  23.273
zool.anat.hoof
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  vedel novel cornes forsmenant e ungles  82.68.36
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Cink mil blanc tors [...] Les ungles sunt entiers, e bien sunt combatanz  6999
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  Soit Dan fait un colerve en voie [...] mordaunt les ungles des chival  313.XLIX.16
ungle de cheval
cheval
paier sur le ungle
finan.to pay on the nail, immediately and in full
( 1291 )  si un marchaunt vende sa marchaundise [...] a payer a brefe jour ou freschement sur le ungle  ii 188
tendre les ungles
orn. to stretch out one's claws
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 ) Uns grips flammanz de l'air descent, Pur eals prendre les ungles tent  1008

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