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verm (s.xiiiin)
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verm (s.xiiiin)

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verme;  vermme;  vers; 
pl. verms,  vermes,  vermis;  vers  (vernes,  verenes,  werwes)  

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1worm, maggot: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiiim )  Vus serrez livree a verms pur vus devorer  Mirour Egl (A) 4.10
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Ne estes vus viande a vermis?  Ancren2 2.12
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 ) earwig: Vers avienent es oreilles de humors viscoses  A-N Med i 189
2tape-worm: 
( c.1285; MS: c.1312 )  si vos birbiz unt la maladie de vernes (var. verenes; werwes (l. wermes))...  HENLEY2 380
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  l'aille est bon [...] encontre verms du cors  BOZ Cont 103
( MS: s.xiv2 )  pur charmer cretiens de verm, [...] de gute enossee  Rom 37 515
3earwig: 
( MS: c.1300 )  si verm.s. erwigge seit en orille a l'home  Pop Med 323.92
4caterpillar, moth: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  vos robes sunt de verms mangez  Ancren2 44.20
5crawling creature, reptile: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  serpens e coluvers e granz verms cuez  Boeve (B) 946
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  le sisme jour fit Dieu bestes et vermes  TREVET Cron1 2.9
6harmful creature, monster: 
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiv2/4 )  Et des vermes desconuz fuist malement trettez (Latin: incognitorum monstruosorum animalium)  Vis Tond 295
verm qui luist par nuit
glow-worm: 
( MS: c.1250 )  hec nictecula nocteluca: vers qui luist par nuit  TLL i 419
verm qui fait, forme le seie
silk-worm: 
( s.xiii1; MS: c.1300 )  Si (salamanders) unt peus entur eus si cum le verm ke fet le seye, e de ces peus fesums robes a dames  Pr Jean3 210.B269
( MS: c.1250 )  hic bombex, bombicis: vers qui forme le soie  TLL i 419
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