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veine1 (s.xii3/4)
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veine1 (s.xii3/4)

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feine,  vaine,  vene,  voine;  vain  (veiene  Nov Chir ANTS 227 ),
(pl. veinees  Lapid 147)  

s.

1anat.vein, artery: 
( c.1185 )  Le poz li tasta e la veine  Proth ANTS 2412
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Ou om trenche la feine que est enmi le front  A-N Med i 182
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  quant il sunt seignez de une veine de lur braz  Ancren2 29.21
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  Veynes (M.E. Veynes), rate...  Nominale 73
2vein (in the earth, in a stone): 
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiiex )  (Agate) est neyre et enceinte de blaunches veines  Lapid 124 x
( MS: s.xv )  Orpiment chaude est e [...] est un veyne de tere  Five Med MSS 132.E166
3channel, groove: 
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Par ces veines (= in the ground) l'ewe s'enserre, E aruse la secke terre  Pet Phil 389
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  La reule [...] fet le quer oel e suef, e sans vene e sanz boce de tote (var. (BN: s.xivin) torte) conscience  Ancren2 161.24
4also_fig.source, spring: 
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  L'abbesse les en ameine [...] a la funtaine, Dunt clere e freide est la veine  S Modw 1356
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 )  vus, Sire, ki es funtaine De saluz e de tus bens veine  S Edw paris ANTS 3074
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiii2 )  Sire Deus Ky as mortels Es de pardun veine  Pol Songs 6. 17
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  (J.C.) qui es de vie vaine  Ross ANTS 1845
5origin, stock: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  sis moines de noble veine [...] Par devant lui fut servitour  Dial Greg SATF 5912
veine capital
jugular vein: 
( MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Ki vertin a et mal el chief [...] Il se doit [...] Seigner del veine capital  Pop Med 153.144
veine cural
coronary artery: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Le cheval fu feru en la veine coral  Rom Chev ANTS 4151
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiv2/4 )  un poi de chalour ad fest son estal Au costé senestre en la veine coral  Vis Tond 54
grosse veine
inner and outer veins of foot: 
(TBD)  sophena: grosse veyne  Dictionarius 2
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