verole1 (c.1290)
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verole1 (c.1290)

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verol;  virole  

s.

1small-pox: 
( c.1290; MS: s.xv1 )  Il ad virole (M.E. virell), verole (M.E. pokke) & vairole (M.E. wratte or a worte or olus)  (O) 336va
2pock-mark: 
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  Ore pleut a Deu qe tels foles Ussent faces pleins de veroles (M.E. pokes)  621
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