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  • cuisse s.

    Semantic labels: anat., armour, Bibl., costume, mil., orn., theol.
    Usage labels: curse

    Citations:

    ‘by the hip of God’
    curse: (1305) E si vous la (=the addressee’s wife) sueffrez plus tost travailler, par la quisse Dé vous le comperez Priv Lett Ed I 85

  • gute s.

    Semantic labels: culin., decor., med., meteo., pathol., pharm., unit, volume
    Usage labels: curse, fig.

    Citations:

    (as imprecation) plague
    curse: (c.1185) Male gute le quor li cret! Proth ANTS 5854
    curse: (c.1335) La male goute, bele amye, [...] nous em pusse venger! Harley Complete iii 154.90

  • hu 1 excl. s.

    Semantic labels: equit., law, mil., sound, ven.
    Usage labels: curse

    Citations:

    (as an imprecation) a curse on you!
    curse: (1160-74) 'Hu te seit!' dist il, '[...] Kar [...] par tei e par tun lignage Avront mi eir mult grant damage!' Rom de Rou wace i 269.2913

  • pendre 1 v.trans. v.intrans. v. impers. v.refl. sbst. inf. p.p. as a. p.p. as s.

    Semantic labels: decor., law, merch., theol.
    Usage labels: curse, fig.

    Citations:

    I (etc.) may be damned if...
    curse: (s.xiiex) Pendez mei a male hart S'il ne fait miracle tart S Geo 223

    go to Hell!
    curse: (1399) Va ribaud, et te pens Man lang ANTS 55.6