venal (s.xiiex)
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venal (s.xiiex)

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venial,  veniel  

a.

1vendible: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Abusion est qe briefs remediaux sunt veniales  161
2venial, pardonable, unimportant: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  un pecché mout venial en soi poet estre mout mortel  115.3
(TBD)  Et cel mal fait grant et mortal Ki ainz fu petit et venial  33va54
3venal: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiiim )  Qui ceste espose (= Christ's bride, the Church) quiert a estre venal Ne serrad mie des noeces comunal  485
femme venal
1prostitute: 
( c.1256; MS: s.xiii2 )  Ne li seignur del Ospital N'unt cure de femme venal S'il unt palefrei ne cheval  123.146
This is an AND1 entry © MHRA 1977-1992: reproduced with permission. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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