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gagure (s.xiim)

The form wagour is a cross reference to the following entry:

gagure (s.xiim)

gageure,  gajure;  wagour,  wagoure  
  FEW:  *waddi 17,443a Gdf:  gageure 4,201b GdfC:  gageure 9,678c TL: gagëure 4,35 DEAF:  gage (gageure) G31 DMF:  gageure  TLF:  gageure  OED:  wager n.2  MED:  wagour n.  DMLBS:  vadiaria 3583a

s.

gamblingwager, bet
( MS: s.xiim )  (On a 'perilous day':) Si aucun face gageure, il perdera  Bribes 51
( MS: c.1335 )  'Sire,' fet el, 'venez avaunt, Si verrez vostre frere Beyser le cul de ma chaunbrere!' [...] 'Si frez, par seint Martyn! Ce mettroi un tonel de vyn!' La gagure ount affermee  Harley Complete iii 172.69
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  Mes si jeo eusse mys un bone gajure (var. (C: s.xivex) gagure) de coure un lewe ou diaux, jeo me peyneroie plus a la gajure qe jeo ne ferroie affaire un bien petite chose pur gaigner le roialme de ciel  Sz Med1 75

[gdw]

See also:

gage1  gager  gagerie  gagiere1 
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