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s.xii
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vousure
(s.xii
3/4
)
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vousceure,
vousore,
vousour;
vaucer,
vouser,
vousure,
voussure;
vousour;
vowser,
vousteure,
vouture
(
l.
vouçure)
148
,
wousur,
woysour
s.
1
archit.
voussoir, wedge-shaped stone (for building an arch)
:
(
MS: s.xiv
)
arcugerium (vehitur super arcos): proprie gallice appellatur wousur
ii 155.33
(
1383
)
[...] faire une novelle gatehouse [...] remuer les vowsers, jambes et barbicans illeoqes
463
2
arch
:
(
c.1235;
MS: c.1235
)
enginnurs Ki fund les fundementz des murs, Vousures e pavementz
403r
3
vault, arched roof
:
(
s.xii
3/4
;
MS: s.xiv
2
)
Desur la vousure sistrent ly oiseaus
4284
(
MS: s.xiv
)
inbule, -arum: gallice woysur
ii 61
4
vault (of heaven)
:
(
1273-82;
MS: s.xiv
ex
)
De li prent le ciel sa vousure Et l'arc du ciel sa portreture
675
5
vault, vaulted room or cellar
:
(
c.1334;
MS: s.xiv
m
)
Lors comanda Nero de norrir la reine et l'enclost en une vousteure
(
l.
vousceure)
de piere
130.21
a vousure
1
arched, vaulted
:
(
s.xii
3/4
;
MS: s.xiv
2
)
Ne seit s'ele
(= figure)
est geteisce ou a vousure
5397
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