watershad (s.xiv1)
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watershad (s.xiv1)

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watreshad  
ls(loanword: M.E. )
le

s.

1hymen, maidenhead: 
( MS: s.xiv1 )  (The man accused of rape) la cochea a la terre et peistre (l. preist) soun vite [...] et le mist en le counte (var. (H6: 1307-27) coune) mesme cesti J[ohanne] et luy debrusa le watreshad [...] et la fist senglant et la rauuist (l. ravist) sa pucellage  341
This is an AND1 entry © MHRA 1977-1992: reproduced with permission. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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