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venteresse (c.1270)

venteresse (c.1270)

venteresce,  venterez;  ventresse,  ventresce,  ventrice  (ventrux)  

s.f.

female winnower
( c.1290; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Par ventresse (M.E. wynewestere) en ventre Payn de furment entre  bibb MS (A) 300ra margin
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  ke nul batur ne nule ventresse ne prengne del blé [...]  HENLEY2 276.c38
femme venteresse
female winnower
( c.1290; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Et femme ventresce par bon vent Remette ben le furment  bibb MS (5) 141v
molin venteresse
windmill
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  ... sicum de [...] faude, ou vacherie, ou molyn ventresce (var. (A: s.xiv) ventrice; (W: s.xiv) venteresce; (M: s.xivin) venterez), ou four, ou bercherie  BRITT i 279
( 1303 )  molyn ventrux ou eweret  YBB 30-31 Ed I 449
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venteresse