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  • abateresse s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, law

    Citations:

    woman who abates (in a tenement)
    female: (1313-14) si ele fust abateresse et vochast […] Ed II vii 7

  • abbaie s.

    Semantic labels: archit., eccl., female, monastic

    Citations:

    convent, nunnery, religious house led by an abbess
    female: (1212) Felix [...] D'une abbeie feminine [...] Conter seut q’une none i ere Qui de sa lange ereit legiere 19351

  • abbeiesse s.f.

    Semantic labels: eccl., female, monastic, occupation

    Citations:

    abbess, female head of a nunnery
    female: (c.1165) noneins i ot E abbeesse kis guardot 49.154
    female: (1212) L’abbeiesse fist apeler Qui mere ert en cele meison 15462
    female: (s.xiii1) Edborc fu none Et abbesse a Rependone 733
    female: (1326-27) Mabille Wafre, predecesseresse l'abesse qu'ore est ii 402
    female: (1360-79) Ce sciet son abbés et s'abesse En la maisoun u est professe 12115

  • [achateresse] s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, merch., occupation

    Citations:

    buyer
    female: (s.xiii) emtrix: acateresse 167

  • administrere s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, law

    Citations:

    female administrator of the estate of a deceased person
    female: (1302) after the death of the father Ceo qe nostre mere avoyt, si avoyt ele de vostre liveré; [...] e ele ren n’avoyt si noun com administrere 30-31 Ed I 93

  • adverse 1 s.f.

    Semantic labels: female

    Citations:

    female enemy, woman who is hostile or opposes
    female: (1360-79) lors reherce Chanson d'envie especial, Q'elle ad apris du doctrinal Sa miere, celle horrible adverse 3168

  • [adversere] 1 s.f.

    Semantic labels: female

    Citations:

    female enemy, woman who is hostile or opposes
    female: (1360-79) La seconde file d'Envye, q'ad a noun Dolour d'autry Joye [...]; Car d'autry perte elle est gaignere; Si quide avoir celle adversiere Honour del autry vilanie 3215

  • aele s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, kinship, law

    Citations:

    grandmother
    female: (c.1165) Demain murrai u encore hui! A ma aiole avient tut autresi e a ma mere, kar jel vi 196.21
    female: (1267) Orguil est mere as sis (=deadly sins) e aele a lur filles p.97 (rubr.)
    female: (1344) issint de ceux tenementz est T., heir a Maude, sa aele, et ne mye a I. sa mere 18 Ed III 297

  • [aelesse] s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, kinship

    Citations:

    grandmother
    female: (c.1437) come si sont (=son) ayele pier et fiz le ayele devie et aprés le aylesse demaunde son dower de le pier et il ceo refus et devie i cxxxvi.65
    female: (1420-89) le aylesse poit fauxer le recoverie in mesme le poynt trié, pur ceo que ell est estraunge et son title commence devaunt ii 243

  • aideresse a.f. s.f.

    Semantic labels: female

    Citations:

    female helper
    female: (1267) A li (=B.V.M.) regardent cume a aideresce E cume a cele ke tote le[e]sse Dune les angles la sus 6317
    female: (1266-1300) por ce dist Alixandres que Priamus devoit avoir esperance que Venus li seroit aideresse 57.T6.24
    female: (s.xiiiex) nostre douce eideresse, seinte Marie 206.24

  • [ainznesce] a.f. s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, kinship

    Citations:

    eldest sister
    female: (c.1292) voloms qe la eynzneesce nous face homage ii 23
    female: (1341) l’eisnesse avera le premer presentement, et la milueyne le secunde, et la puisnesse le terce 15 Ed III 407

  • Amazone s.f.

    Semantic labels: demonym, female, mythological

    Citations:

    Amazon, one of a legendary race of female warriors in Scythia
    female: (s.xiiiin) Amazones ne unt nul barum , Entre eles ne ad si femme nun 9249
    female: (c.1230) La sunt Amozenes manant, Femmes plus ke hummes cumbatant 897
    female: (s.xiii3/4) Amazunie si est une regione partie en Asye et partie en Europe, si est pres de Albanie. E si est issi apelee aprés les Amazuns. Les Amazons furent jadis de Gothland. Si issirent hors de la basse Sithie e vol[ei]ent terre conquere sur autres genz ke furent lur veisins 11
    female: (1266-1300) Panthesilee, la dustre des Amasonnes 75.G44.5

  • amie s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, kinship

    Citations:

    female friend
    female: (1120-40) Pur amistet ne d'ami ne d'amie [...] N'en volt turner =service to God 163
    female: (1140-60) seint Aldree, la preciuse virgene, l’amie nostre Seignur 265.25
    female: (s.xiiiex) ne mie a l’espouse e a l’amie Dampnedeu 247.7
    female: (c.1300) duce Marie [...] A voz serfs tuz jurs estes amie 65v
    female: (1360-79) pource q'elle est si feloun, Au debles est amie eslite 4074
    female: (s.xv1/4) amie, amourette amica 25

    kinswoman
    female: (1302) seysitis (=seisir) la garde com procheyn amye 30-31 Ed I 91

    female lover, intimate friend, beloved
    female: (1150-70) amant et amie 593
    female: (c.1292) douns qe acunes gentz fount a lour amies concubines i 231
    female: (c.1325) yl pryt Heroudie […] a sa amye et a sa femme 34.4
    female: (1397) Sur toutes autres neez en ceste vie Vostre amant sui et vous serrez m'amie 340.IIII.7

    wife
    female: (1155) Gudlac, li reis des Daneis, sout Que Brennes s'amie en menout 2452

  • amur s. s.pl.

    Semantic labels: anat., emotion, female, law, theol., time, zool.
    Usage labels: euph., name, personif.

    Citations:

    vulva
    female: (s.xiii2) Li seaus de amur est li lius dunt amur ad plus afere e si a nun nessance, pur ceo ke par iloec nescent les flurs ky nescent a lur termes 149.2

  • [amurette] s.

    Semantic labels: emotion, female, mythological

    Citations:

    girlfriend, mistress
    female: (s.xiiiex) En une matine me levoye l'autre er, Pensif de amorettes ket fet apreiser i 104
    female: (s.xiv1/3) Ausi bien sunt amorettes souz bureau cum souz brunetes 219.1

  • ancele s.

    Semantic labels: Bibl., eccl., female, monastic, occupation, status

    Citations:

    handmaid(en), female servant
    female: (s.xii1) sicume li oil del ancele ancillae a la main de sa dame 235.CXXII.2
    female: (1155) Es vos la mere od ses anceles 2171
    female: (1235-55) Allumés, auncele, une frenole 465
    female: (c.1300) Come fille pleynt sun pere, E come ancele sun seygnur 225v
    female: (1360-79) Fortune, tu as deux ancelles Pour toy servir 22129

    maiden, young woman
    female: (1243-50) Marie […] une simple ancele, Ke enfanta e nurri Jesu 1252

    nun
    female: (1140-1160) jo Eadgars [...] vuil e desir restorer e relever le servise mun Criatur par tute ma terre [...] es esglises et es leus u li serf e les anceles Deu suz l’ordre seint Beneeit vesquirent 265.1.6
    female: (s.xii3/4) Ceste ovre faz que ci conmenz Por une ancele saint Lorenz 76
    female: (s.xiiiex) ses dignes espouses e ses cheres anceles nomement nomément? vus noneines e vus recluses 213.23
    female: (1334) le roi et son conseil prient ses liges ancelles, abbesse et covent de B. […] ii 80

    concubine
    female: (c.1200) (Jacob:) Que de ses femmes, que de ses anseles Doze en i out des fiz e une pucele (E) 810
    female: (s.xiii1/3) Honir vus volt e enginner; De vostre fille, ma damaisele, Fait en ad de lui ancele, En voz chambres par force entrat, Vostre Laurette purjue ad 3280

    handmaiden of the Lord, the Virgin Mary (in reference to 'ancilla Domini', Luke 1:38)
    female: (1194-99) Seinte Anne [...], La mere a la seinte pucele E qui est mere Deu e ancele 9443
    female: (c.1300) Duce dame, Seynte Marie Le ancele Deu e espuse e s’amie 275v
    female: (1360-79) Qant tu, ma dame, as tout oy Qe l'angel dist [...], Tu luy donnas response ensi: 'La Dieu ancelle vei me cy' 27965

    handmaiden of the Lord, with reference to a female saint
    female: (c.1230) Modewenne, la Deu ancele, Que tant par est e bone e bele 185

  • ancre 2 s.

    Semantic labels: eccl., female, monastic

    Citations:

    anchoress, woman who lives as a religious recluse
    female: (s.xiiiex) Chescune recluse ad cest en covenant et par son noun englois q'est ankre 117.20
    female: (s.xiiiex) pur ceo est la recluse especiaument apellé ancre 231.21

  • annuncieresse s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, theol.

    Citations:

    woman preacher, prophetess
    female: (s.xii1) Sire, tu durras sermun as annuncieresses Domine, dabis sermonem annuntiatribus 114.LXVII.12

  • ante s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, kinship

    Citations:

    aunt
    female: (s.xii2/4) Cil qui esteit niés fiz devint E por mere l'ante se tint 1224
    female: (1214) Sa ante ereit, soer a son pere 77
    female: (s.xiii2/4) L’altre Marie ki la ere Aunte ert Crist e Jacob mere 7132
    female: (c.1334) Cist Abimelech engendra Gedeon […] de une sue aunte 32.28

  • antein s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, kinship

    Citations:

    aunt
    female: (1160-74) Cusin esteient mult procein, Chascun filz de uncle e filz de antein i 257.2598
    female: (s.xiii1) Si fu envoié en Ely En la compaignie sa anteine Ki la vela et fist noneine 1791
    female: (c.1292) de l’uncle et de l’amyteyn (= amitein) auntein ii 56

  • [apeleresse] s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, law

    Citations:

    woman plaintiff, female accuser
    female: (1302) meyntenours des appelors ne appeleryz 30-31 Ed I 77
    female: (1304) avant quel jour le apelleresce morut 32-33 Ed I 171
    female: (1310) de meillour condicioun n’est il vers nous q’il ne serreit vers l’appeleresce Ed II ii 155

  • asnesse s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, mammals, zool.

    Citations:

    she-ass, female donkey
    female: (s.xii2/4) Qui fist ciel e terre, air e mer, E qui l'asnesse fist parler 1028
    female: (s.xiii2/4) cil […] ki fit l’asnesse (=Balaam’s ass) parler Pur le prophete chastier 493
    female: (s.xiiiex) hec asina : anesce 50
    female: (s.xivin) Asne, asnesse et mulet Asse and mule 734
    female: (1360-79) en toute sa cervelle Ne remaint sens plus que d'anesse 8136

  • [assoignante] s.f.

    Semantic labels: female

    Citations:

    concubine, woman living with a man outside wedlock
    female: (s.xiv) par quei ley ne tient les autres femmes for qe essomauntes essoinaunte assoignauntes I s.xiv? assoinances assoinantes A s.xiv et concubines ii 241 (var.)

  • aumosnere s.

    Semantic labels: costume, female

    Citations:

    female alms-giver, woman who is charitable
    female: (1360-79) Des files q'Orguil enfantoit La primeraine a noun avoit Ma damoiselle Ipocresie [....]; si =even if nul povre de la gent Lors quiert avoir de son argent, Ipocresie est almosnere. Car nul bien fait celeement Pour Dieu, ainz tout apertement Pour la loenge seculere 1077

  • avoué s. s.f.

    Semantic labels: eccl., female, law, monastic
    Usage labels: fig.

    Citations:

    advowee, patroness of a church, religious house, etc.
    female: (1255-59) dame Ysable [...] Il est [ja] verité provee Ke Wymundham est avoee 48

  • baisse s.

    Semantic labels: domestic, female, occupation
    Usage labels: pej.

    Citations:

    female servant, serving-wench
    female: (1200-50) il (=clergy) donent les benefices As beiesses et as nurrices 122.110
    female: (s.xiii) androchia : deye, baesse ii 92
    female: (c.1250) Hic pedissequa : baasse i 417
    female: (s.xiv) Ne garce, ne baesse Ki pur doun ou promesse Ne voille puteyne estre 37

  • baisselete s.

    Semantic labels: domestic, female, occupation

    Citations:

    maidservant
    female: (1396) il donne [...] a chascun de les baisseletes une bourse de vert velvet 66
    female: (1396) siergeans, chambreres et baisselletes 42.13
    female: (s.xv1/4) baiselette ancilla 251

  • baisselle s.

    Semantic labels: domestic, female, occupation

    Citations:

    young maidservant
    female: (1303) benoit soit li sains baisaux […] qi conceut en soi li soverein roi iv 502
    female: (s.xv1/4) baisselle ancillitas 252

  • baneresse s.

    Semantic labels: female, kinship

    Citations:

    wife or widow of a banneret
    female: (1379) chescun baronesse veove paera come le baron, et banresse come le baneret iii 58
    female: (a.1399) et fuist payé en cest maner [...] chescune baronesse veef xl s.; chescune baneresse come banerett xl. s. 127.8

  • [barbet] s.

    Semantic labels: costume, female

    Citations:

    veil worn by women to cover the chin and neck
    female: (c.1305) La maundent les broués, se aseent au diner, Jettent les barbez barbés C s.xiv in barbuz O s.xiv m barberes C s.xiv in , la bouche pur overer 266

  • baronesse s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, status, title

    Citations:

    baroness
    female: (1308-09) [...] a feoz de baronesse, la e u ele ne tient riens par baronie i 273
    female: (1379) Item, chescun baronesse veove paera [...] iii 58
    female: (a.1399) chescune baronesse veef .xl. s.; chescune baneresse come banerett .xl. s. 127.8

    lady of high rank
    female: (s.xii4/4) Ohi, fait ele, gentils pulceles, E vus, nobles barnesses beles 2538

  • bastarde s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, law

    Citations:

    bastard, woman born out of wedlock
    female: (c.1260) Respoundu ly fu qu’il ne deveyt mye estre respundu e pur ceo qe sa mere fu bastarde 10
    female: (1340) il n’eust mie esté plee pur A. d’aver eu l’assise d’aver dit adonqes qe Eleyne ust esté bastarde 14 Ed III 59

  • baude s.f.

    Semantic labels: female
    Usage labels: pej.

    Citations:

    bawd
    female: (1419) femme de fole vie, ou comme tenteresse, bawde, ou comme putour 259
    female: (1419) comunes avouteresses, comunes baudes et contenderesses 457

  • baudestrote s.

    Semantic labels: female
    Usage labels: pej.

    Citations:

    procuress, woman who procures people as prostitutes
    female: (c.1200) Damaisele, n’est pas gas, Qui te veit ne te conut pas; vous resemblez ben minote, Si estes forte baudestrote 24.192
    female: (s.xiii2) pronuba : baudestrote ii 25
    female: (s.xivin) quant [le maufee] aperceyt les jeovenes femmes emprend[r]e si haut chose a gardyr com est chasteé, lur met un estal [...] une baudestrote par ont la juvencele est sovent encombree 169
    female: (s.xiii/xiv) lena (stupri consiliatrix) : baudistrot i 141

  • begine 1 s.

    Semantic labels: eccl., female, monastic, textile

    Citations:

    Beguine, lay religious woman living in a semi-monastic community without taking monastic vows (mainly in the Low Countries but also Germany and France)
    female: (s.xivin) Martha la begyne 52.188

  • bercere 1 s.

    Semantic labels: female, occupation

    Citations:

    (children’s) nurse
    female: (1235-55) De une bercere norice vus purveez 8

  • berceresse s.

    Semantic labels: female, occupation

    Citations:

    (child’s) nurse
    female: (1369) (Allowance from the Wardrobe to a) berceresse sys aunes de drap noir 98

  • besaele s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, kinship

    Citations:

    great-grandmother
    female: (c.1292) nos brefs de cosinage de ael et de aele et de besael et de besaele ii 59

  • bestorneresse s.f.

    Semantic labels: female

    Citations:

    transforming agent
    female: (s.xiiiex) Ire la bestorneresse la (=humanity) bestorne de homme en beste 218.1

  • biche 1 s.

    Semantic labels: female, mammals, zool.

    Citations:

    bitch, female dog, hind (?)
    female: (1399) une beste, un chien, une biche, un lievr , une lievrer [...] 51.21

  • bisse 1 s.

    Semantic labels: female, herald., livestock, mammals, zool.
    Usage labels: fig.

    Citations:

    hind, female deer
    female: (c.1136-37) Quatre bisses e chevrols sis 2733
    female: (1155) En sa main destre out un vaissel Plein de [...] leit novel Ki d'une blanche bisse esteit 659
    female: (s.xii2) cerva: hynd .i. bysse i 22
    female: (s.xiii1) cervos : (J) bisses bises R s.xiii 1 cerphs D s.xiii 1 253
    female: (s.xiii2) cervam : bisse ii 5
    female: (s.xiiiex) hec fele [...]: bice, hinde 175
    female: (1396) cerfs, biches, brocartz 31.12

    sweetheart, lover
    female: (c.1136-65) Fiz, aies leesce Od la moiller de ta jovniece. Bisse te seit tres acceptable [...]; Ses mameles te facent ivre [...] 3853
    female: (1327) Va t’en chaunson ignelement A la Bise bisse [...], Si la ditez brefment [...] (L) 107

  • blancheresse s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, occupation

    Citations:

    laundress
    female: (s.xiiim) Car ele fut blanchece e ço fu sun mester 1412

  • bordelere s.f. a.f.

    Semantic labels: female

    Citations:

    prostitute
    female: (s.xiiiex) il frunt la bordelere ester Nue e discunfortee a trestuz apparer 3272

  • braceresse s.f.

    Semantic labels: brewing, female, occupation

    Citations:

    brewer, brewster
    female: (s.xiii) hec pandoxatrix : braceresse ii 108
    female: (s.xv1) Tant que le brasseresse brewstere entent Que eit berzil a talent (O) 341va
    female: (1254) nul braceresse estraunge […] ne mette sun sercle en la rwe devant qe sa cervoise soit tastié ii 207
    female: (c.1275) chescune braceresse [...] ke brace a vente [...] 36.39
    female: (1354) de cest douz et precious boire estoietz (=B.V.M.) braceresse et chief botillere 133

  • brue s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, kinship

    Citations:

    daughter-in-law
    female: (1160-74) Quant li reis out son filz perdu, Fille al conte d’Angou, sa bru, Od mult noble apareillement [...] Enveia a Folcon ii 266.10264
    female: (1171-74) E le pere e le fiz e la broiz e l’oisur 6153
    female: (c.1200) Ensemble meinent Neomie e Ruth, Ne volt sa sogre partir de sa brut (E) 5273
    female: (1212) Si furent requises amdui Ensemble, la soegre e la brui 2784
    female: (s.xiii) nurus: gallice brus 24
    female: (s.xiii/xiv) hec nurus: (T) gallice brue, anglice snore ii 31.401

  • burde s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, status

    Citations:

    woman of noble birth
    female: (1300) Dames, burdes et damoisels, Femes, espouses et pucelles 333

  • cardoresse s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, occupation, textile

    Citations:

    female carder, woman who processes textile or raises a nap on cloth using a card
    female: (1448-9) plusours faisours de draps, c'est assavoir hommes textours, fullours e tincturiers e femmes pingneresses, cardoresses e fileresses [...] ne scevent nulle autres occupacions ii 345
    female: (1464-5) fullours, tinctours, peigneresses, cardours, cardouresses e fileresses, e autres persones exerceantz la dite faisance de drap ii 411

  • ceintere s.

    Semantic labels: female, occupation
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    female girdler, belt-maker (used as a surname)
    female: (1275) Agnes la Ceintere Center

  • celere 1 s.

    Semantic labels: eccl., female, monastic, occupation

    Citations:

    cellaress
    female: (c.1240) Cum ad nun […] l’abbesse, La celere et la prioresse? 71.139
    female: (c.1350) la prioresse et les altres noneynes […] salve les celere serount (=shall sit) en lour ordre a manger 97

  • chaitif a. s. s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, theol.

    Citations:

    female prisoner, captive woman
    female: (1155) Puis assembla tuz les chaitis E les chaitives del pais [...], Sis mist es bois e es muntaines 218

    wretch, unfortunate woman
    female: (1160-74) Normanz [...] Lez villes ont robees et lez avoirs touz pris, Mout veissiez plorer chetives et chetis i 35.566

  • chalonere s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, occupation
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    woman who weaves shalloon cloth, blankets or coverlets (used as a surname)
    female: (1319) Johanna la Chalonere chalouner n.

  • chambriere s.

    Semantic labels: female, occupation, status

    Citations:

    chambermaid, female maidservant
    female: (s.xii2/4) Quant li jorz de la feste vint Que l’om se deveit esbaldir, Mielz conreer e mielz vestir, Dunc vint Uten, sa chamberiere [...] 439
    female: (c.1250) hec pedissequa : chomberere i 425.381
    female: (s.xiii) servas : (L) chamberers ii 131.31
    female: (s.xiii2) creditaria : chambere ii 171
    female: (s.xiiiex) estes sa chere digne espouse e sa chambrere 210.1-2
    female: (1403-04) une norice, une chambrer pur les dites filles du roigne iii 528
    female: (1428) jeo lise a Malyne, ma petite chaumberer, a son mariage […] .xx. s. ii 382

    lady-in-waiting
    female: (s.xivin) une mout gentile damoisele e si fust la mestre chaunbrere la dame del chastiel 13.3

  • [chanonesse] s.

    Semantic labels: eccl., female, monastic, occupation

    Citations:

    canoness
    female: (1334) un abbeie de chanoinesses 332.27

  • chanteresse s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, music, occupation

    Citations:

    songstress
    female: (s.xii2) ne quer mais oir chanteresse ne chantur 96

  • chevalere s.f.

    Semantic labels: female

    Citations:

    (woman or girl) one who serves, novice, student (?)
    female: (s.xiii2) Clerus igitur honest vivendo [...] non preveniat horam commedendi nisi fuerit hospitalitatis cause. Pacifice sedeat hac auctoritate. Militet in studio studii tyruncula (gloss: chevalere) Clio. Hoc fac in mensa, dare fercula, pocula, pensa, ne nos potemus ne quot satis est comendamus. Cena postposita lites et bella paramus i 224 and 231

  • [chevaleresse] s.

    Semantic labels: female, status

    Citations:

    lady knight, woman who fights like a knight
    female: (1399) Un emperour, une emperesse, un roy, une roigne, un prince, une princesse, un duc, une ducesse, […], un chivailier, une chivailieresse, un escuier, une escuieresse 51.9

  • clume s.

    Semantic labels: anat., female, implement

    Citations:

    vulva, female genitals
    female: (s.xiii1/4) Pute reine [...] Plus de cent prestres vus unt bien coillie. Forment vus unt cele clume chargee 2609

  • [coifere] s.f.

    Semantic labels: armour, costume, female, occupation
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    woman maker or seller of caps, headgears (used as a surname)
    female: (1270) Lucy la Queyfer coifer(e, coifstere n.
    female: (1279) Emma la Coyfere coifer(e, coifstere n.

  • coifstere s.f.

    Semantic labels: armour, costume, female, occupation
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    woman maker or seller of caps, headgears (used as a surname)
    female: (c.1320) Johannam la Coifstere coifer(e, coifstere n.

  • coillon s.

    Semantic labels: anat., female
    Usage labels: fig., pej.

    Citations:

    ovary
    female: (s.xiii2/4) venimeuse esperme qui est entor les coillions de la matriz i 243

  • [coiltere] s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, occupation
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    woman who makes or sells feather mattresses, cushions, quilts, etc. (used as a surname)
    female: (1254) Sibilla la Custere Custer

  • commere s.

    Semantic labels: eccl., female, kinship

    Citations:

    godmother
    female: (c.1136-37) Dunc demandat de sa cumere U ele esteit, u ert sun pere 3775
    female: (c.1200) Ne puis pas entendre pur quei huem ne puisset prendre sa cummere e sa fillole? 63.51
    female: (1366) l’Abbé de S.A. […] et Monsire T.D. […] furent compiers al dit enfant & la countesse comeere ii 292

  • con 1 s.

    Semantic labels: anat., female, mythological, toponym

    Citations:

    female genitals, vulva or vagina
    female: (TBD) faitez une decoctiun [...] kar ceo fait venir le menstruum et jette hors de ventre le enfant mort et evere le coun q’est clos 19.487
    female: (s.xiii2/4) ele boute son doi en son con et le move amont et aval por fere issir le sperme i 244
    female: (c.1250) Hec vulva : cun i 412
    female: (1272-82) Lores fu cele ben counue, Ele out un coun enmi sa veue, Deus out el frount couste a couste, E coun devaunt e coun encouste 34.80-83
    female: (1321) (the man accused of rape) prit soun vit […] et le mit en mi le conu coun meime cete J., et li debrusa le watershad [...] et ravit sa puselage xxvi 88
    female: (c.1335) Bon est de assaier De fere le coun al jumente parler iii 210.122
    female: (1399) mes coillons, ma conne, mes cuisses 52.5

  • [conet] s.

    Semantic labels: anat., female

    Citations:

    female genitals, vulva or vagina
    female: (c.1185) Quant si beaus out les membres tuz, K’en dites vus de cel desuz, Ke nus apelum le cunet? 2269

  • conseillere s.f.

    Semantic labels: female

    Citations:

    counsellor, woman who gives advice
    female: (1235-55) (A woman in labour) se purveit de une ventrere midwyf Qui seit avisé cunseillere counsillere T s.xiv in 4
    female: (1275-1325) Gloriuse dame =BVM […] a desconseillez conseillere 237v
    female: (c.1305) La garce de sa chambre […] Si est la male conseylere 516

  • contesse s.

    Semantic labels: female, status
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    countess
    female: (1155) Tant pur le cunte guerreier Tant pur la cuntesse aprismer 8640
    female: (1194-99) Guid de Luizeinan golosa La cuntesse, si l’esposa 2434
    female: (1259) je veil ke tot le remenant sait gardé par l'ordenement la cuntese ma fame 50
    female: (s.xiii2) cometissa : cuntesse ii 25
    female: (1310) Isabel la Contesse de A. Ed II iii 196
    female: (1396) un conte, une contesse 51.8
    female: (a.1399) le dite counte […] ou sa feme la counteise 60.2

  • coroner 2 v.trans. v.refl. p.p. as a. p.p. as s. inf. as s.

    Semantic labels: curr., eccl., female, theol.
    Usage labels: fig.

    Citations:

    queen, she who wears a royal crown
    female: (c.1230) Oez, filles, si vus agree, Ke dit Marie, la curunee 2970

  • [cortilere] s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, occupation

    Citations:

    gardener
    female: (1235-55) Alez, dame mesnhere le fraunceis de hosewyf , Seez bone courtilere curtilere A s.xiv 1/4 curteller G 1307-25 : Semez cy vostre lynoys E la semez vostre kanoys 326

  • cosine 1 s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, kinship
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    cousin, kinswoman
    female: (s.xii2/4) Elisabeth Qui esteit feme Zaquarie E cosine sainte Marie 884
    female: (1163-70) L’emperere mut l’onurad, Sa cusine doné li ad 830
    female: (c.1325) Elyzabeth sa cusine 21.1

    cousin-in-law (?)
    female: (1439) en la presence de [...] beau cousin le duc d'Orleans et belle cousine la duchesse de Bourgoingne [...] 456
    female: (1439) en la presence de [...] beau cousin le duc d'Orleans et belle cousine la duchesse de Bourgoingne [...] 456

  • counte 1 s.

    Semantic labels: anat., female

    Citations:

    female genitals, vagina
    female: (s.xiv1) The man accused of rape peistre preist soun vite [...] et le mist en le counte coune H6 1307-27 mesme cesti J. et luy debrusa le watreshad [...] et la fist senglant et la ravust ravist sa pucellage 341

  • [cousteresse] s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, occupation

    Citations:

    seamstress
    female: (s.xiii) sutrix: cuteresse 173

  • crochere s.f.

    Semantic labels: eccl., female
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    female cross-bearer, woman who carries a cross (before an archbishop) (?) (used as a surname)
    female: (1297) Christina le Crochere Croucher

  • cultiveresse a.f. s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, pagan

    Citations:

    resident as a foreign woman, sojourning
    female: (s.xii1) Je habitai ot les habitanz Cedar; mult cultiveresse fud la meie aneme 121.119.5

    female worshipper
    female: (s.xiv1) qi est des hommes qe ne sciet la citee des Epheseux cultifieresce estre de la grande Diane? (A) 371b

  • daie s.

    Semantic labels: female, occupation
    Usage labels: name

    Citations:

    dairy-maid
    female: (1212) [...] ne cessoient De proecher de la foi veroie Plus q’is feissent por sa daie 12616
    female: (s.xiii) androgia : daye ii 111
    female: (c.1270) La daye deit estre leale [...]; ne ele ne deit suffrir ke suzdaye ne autre [...] ne hors portent leit, ne bure [...] 286.c66
    female: (s.xiii2) androgea : (C) deye daye L xiii/xiv ii 69
    female: (s.xivin) Le despenser et le deye 185

  • dame 1 s.

    Semantic labels: eccl., female, kinship, law, mil., monastic, status, theol., title

    Citations:

    lady, woman
    female: (c.1141) Il furent dis sibiles, Gentils dames nubiles 2
    female: (s.xiii) matronales : de dames ii 120
    female: (1299) qe dowere soyt assigné a dames deinz les .xl. jours aprés la mort de lours barons iii 90
    female: (c.1300) Sa daame trevera enchaisoun, Si elle soit femme de bien, De lui amer 502
    female: (s.xvm) une maner de langage a parler as damez et as damasels beles 98.1

    mistress, female head or superior
    female: (s.xii1) sicume li oil d'ancele es mains de sa dame, eissifaitement li nostre oil al Segnor nostre Deu 121.122.3
    female: (s.xii2/4) Je ere ten soumier [...]. Tu estoies ma dame Si me carchas la soume (C) 325
    female: (s.xivin) quaunt A. s’enfui de sa dame Sarray 53

    (in titles) lady
    female: (1330) ma dame Isabelle ore tart roine d’Engleterre 208
    female: (1410-11) pur l'enterement de dame Sare Lunt 278 (12 Henry IV)

    (as form of address) lady
    female: (1120-40) (to her mother in law:) 'Dama', dist ele, 'jo i ai si grant perte [...] Quant n'ai tun filz' 148
    female: (c.1170) ‘Ma dome, volentiers’, çoe respunt li donzel 570

    abbess or prioress
    female: (1311) q’ils sont les gentz la dame et q’il vyndrent en eide [...] Ed II x 232

    female ruler
    female: (1160-74) La fille qui fu mariee En Engletere fu portee, Dame en quida estre e reine i 262.10167
    female: (1280-1307) Margarete qe deveit governer La reaume d’Escoce, cum dame de l’enteer ii 308
    female: (1327-30) roine d’Engleterre, dame d’Irlande et contesse de P. v.cxlvi

    mistress, female head or superior
    female: (s.xiiiex) si en est confession chef dame e principal sur toutes icestes autres choses devant nomez 79.19

    grandmother
    female: (s.xv1/4) beaulole, grande dame 760
    female: (1160-74) Nonain devint a Frontevalt, [...] Pois fu dame de l’abeie, Abeesse tote sa vie ii 267.10293

    lady bearing lordship in time of war
    female: (1260) [...] s’il fu fet en tens de guerre, e ele dame de guerre en recettant les enemis le roy [...] 211

    abbess, prioress
    female: (1326-27) evesqes, abbees, priours, dames de religion i 256

  • deime s.

    Semantic labels: decor., female, mammals, zool.

    Citations:

    (fallow-) doe
    female: (c.1136-65) Daime est beste isnele e nete, De cler esgard e de queors preste 4055
    female: (s.xii2) dammula: do .i. deim vel deime i 22
    female: (s.xii/xiii) damas : deims ii 89.161
    female: (s.xiii1) damas : (R) deymes deins J s.xiii 1 253
    female: (c.1250) Hec dama : deime i 418
    female: (1293) pur prendre deym e deyme 20-21 Ed I 425
    female: (s.xivin) la deyme aprent son feon de sailler outre fossez pur sauver sa vie 149
    female: (s.xvm) une dame dama 92.252

  • deuesse s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, mythological, pagan

    Citations:

    goddess, female divinity
    female: (c.1150) Al tens as paens que ja fu Urent diable grant vertu, Qui se feseient aurer Et deus et devesces deuesces nomer 340
    female: (c.1200) A Astarten, deuesse de Sydon, Il fist un temple (B) 13273
    female: (s.xiii1/3) A la deuesse fait sacrefise 600
    female: (s.xiv1) ne mye sacrileges ne blastengeauntz nostre dewesce diwesce neque blasphemantes deam vestram (A) 371b

  • [devineresse] s.f.

    Semantic labels: divin., female

    Citations:

    female diviner, soothsayer
    female: (1155) L'image ert d'une deuesse, Diane, une divineresse 636
    female: (s.xiii2) presaga futuri: divineresse i 36

  • [devoidere] s.

    Semantic labels: domestic, female, occupation

    Citations:

    woman who winds off thread, spinster
    female: (s.xiii) Devacuatrices gloss: (L) devotueres les devoideresses, þe wynderes C s.xiii ex sunt que devacuant fila serica et mulieres aurisece [...] ii 140.69

  • devoideresse s.f.

    Semantic labels: domestic, female, occupation

    Citations:

    woman who winds off thread, spinster
    female: (s.xiii1) devacuatrices : deveuderesses 19
    female: (s.xiiiex) devacuatrices gallice : devoideresses 25
    female: (s.xiiiex) Devacuatrices gloss: (C) les devoideresses, þe wynderes devotueres L s.xiii sunt que devacuant fila serica et mulieres aurisece [...] ii 140.69

  • duchesse s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, status, title

    Citations:

    duchess, high-ranking noblewoman who held a duchy through marriage to a duke or in her own right
    female: (1160-74) li duc lez fist prendre et [...] lor fist lez chief couper; La duchoise s’en dut d’ire et de duel desver i 56.1217
    female: (c.1185) La Fiere Pucele [...] Ke de Calabre esteit dukeise 215
    female: (s.xivin) Fille de rey e grant duchesce 61.4
    female: (1319) Isabel [...] duchesse d’Aquitaine v cxx
    female: (1399) un duc, une ducesse 51.8
    female: (1396-1404) Item, un tablet d'or ové .j. ymage de Nostre Dame [...], du donn la duchesse d'Irland 230.R943

  • egipcien a. s. s.f.

    Semantic labels: demonym, female

    Citations:

    female Egyptian, inhabitant of Egypt
    female: (1165-80 (?)) la sainte vie De la Egiptiene Marie 273.2
    female: (c.1240) En Egypte si nasqui, Egipciene pur ceo est apelé 50.15

  • eglesse s.

    Semantic labels: female, orn., zool.

    Citations:

    female eagle
    female: (c.1170) Un eglesse enaprés, ki del liun istrat, De sor le mont de Aravie, la nidifierat 136
    female: (1171-74) Or guart coment l’eglesse i aveit l’or culchié. Plus de treis feize ad ja nidifié 6133
    female: (s.xiiiin) L’eglesse del rumpu aliement Soror[er]at cel frein nomeement 149

  • [emperere] 1 s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, status

    Citations:

    empress, female ruler of an empire
    female: (1292) Maud le Aunpirere tint son maner [...]; le roy Henri le veyl, le fiz Maud le Amperere, aprés la mort Maud, issi fit en meme la manere a tote sa vie 20-21 Ed I 101

  • empereriz s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, status

    Citations:

    empress, female ruler of an empire
    female: (s.xii3/4) La sist l’empereres, si sist l’emper[er]iz 3957
    female: (1160-74) Henri, Né de Mahelt, l’empereriz ii 308.11437
    female: (1260) [...] ne des hoirs l’enpereriz sue (=?) einsnee la contesse 194

  • emperice s.f. a.f.

    Semantic labels: female, status, theol.

    Citations:

    empress, female ruler of an empire
    female: (s.xii1) Ço dit l'empereiz: 'mult crem les plaies qu'avrai' 7
    female: (1141) Le livre de Sibile [...] Issi [ai] translaté Od l’aie de Dé E pur l’empereis 1211
    female: (s.xiii2/4) la mort en ses lices Mortes emperices Teint estreitement 1094
    female: (1292) Maud le aunperice, la mere Henri le veyl, [...] 20-21 Ed I 101
    female: (c.1334) la emperice Theodora 187.28

  • enchanteresce s.f.

    Semantic labels: female

    Citations:

    enchantress, sorceress, witch
    female: (s.xiii2) magicas : encha[n]tereces ii 3
    female: (1354) cele peresce qe me prent al piee est un enchaunteresce 8016
    female: (a.1399) dame Kateryne de Swynforth, une deblesse et enchauntresce 153.12

  • enfantesse s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, status

    Citations:

    infanta, wife of the Spanish crown-prince
    female: (1325) tout soit ce qe l’enfant mons’ Amfolfs, fieuz eyné du roy d’Arragon, et la enfantesse, sa compaigne, et les autres grantz du conseil le dit roy le desirent sovereinement 230

  • enseigneresse s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, occupation

    Citations:

    female teacher, instructress
    female: (s.xiiiex) devient mestresse ke deust estre recluse ou noneine, disciplesse e aprentisse pur oir, e pur la Deu parole, e ele veut estre enseigneresse pur enseigner e pur aprendre celi ke est venuz pur aprendre la 179.15

  • envoluperesse s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, med.

    Citations:

    woman who bandages (a wound)
    female: (1354) voz, ma douce Dame, envolupuresce envoluperesse C s.xiv ex de mes ordes plaies 228.15

  • erluse s.f.

    Semantic labels: female

    Citations:

    seductress (?)
    female: (1396) sur mon chemyn j’encontrai une erluse que se moka de moy 89

  • errere s.f.

    Semantic labels: female

    Citations:

    travelling woman
    female: (1194-99) Car totes les femmes remistrent Dedenz la citié d’Acre e mistrent, Fors les bones vielles erreres, Les pelerines lavanderes 5688

  • [escuteresce] s.f.

    Semantic labels: female

    Citations:

    woman who listens (to idle talk)
    female: (s.xiiiex) [...] a recluses avolteresces et a escouteresces et a jangleresces 82.23

  • eslire v.trans. v.refl. p.p. as a. p.p. as s.

    Semantic labels: eccl., female, law, status, textile, theol.

    Citations:

    chosen one, bride
    female: (c.1136-65) Kar avoiltres ert e erite Si a altre se prent que s’ eslite 3924

  • especial a. s.

    Semantic labels: Bibl., female, finan., status, theol., toponym

    Citations:

    mistress
    female: (a.1399) la dite dame K. de S., soun especial, se mist en tapisone 153.22

  • [espringeresse] s.f.

    Semantic labels: dance, female

    Citations:

    female dancer
    female: (s.xiii) Set in domibus divitum vidi liricines, tybicines, comicines [...]. Alia parte vidi meretrices et tripudiatrices gloss: espinguoresses (L) aspinguoresses TLL ii 144.82 s.xiii , quas torquebant serpentes i 202.82 and ii 153.82
    female: (s.xiii/xiv) tripudiatrices : (D*) treschereschis vel espringurs ii 144.82

  • espuse 1 s.f.

    Semantic labels: female, kinship, status, theol.

    Citations:

    bride, wife, female spouse
    female: (s.xii2/4) Toz cels qui esposes n’aveient Qui del Davit lignage esteient. Comandé fu que tuit venissent E en lor mains verges tenissent. En qui la verge florireit A espose la virgene avreit 729 and 734
    female: (s.xiii1/3) (King Lear) De s'espuse out treis puceles 1209
    female: (1375) la quelle Elizabeth est ore espose a nostre bien amé George de Felbrige ii 329

    bride (in a mystical marriage to God, used with reference to the Virgin Mary, the Church or a religious woman)
    female: (s.xii2/4) Dunc parla issi Nostre Sire: 'Marie, gemme preciose, Virgene saintisme, meie espose [...]' 1499
    female: (1171-74) saint iglise [...] est espuse Deu, qui est sire des reis 1227
    female: (1267) La dame n'est pas orguillose, Pur ceo est ele la Deu espuse 6258
    female: (c.1270) l’espuse Jesu Crist—c’est a dire, seincte eglise—est ensemble joynte a Jesu Crist 1220
    female: (c.1300) Avé mere Jhesu Crist, avé Deu espose 160r

    wife, female spouse
    female: (s.xiiiin) (Saint John) aveit eu sa femme espuse Sulum la lei que lai hume use 6063
    female: (1255-60) En tutes les maneres ke houme fet le desir de lur char sauns sa femme espuse, ço est apelé fornicatiun 95.1610
    female: (s.xiiiex) barrouns e chevalers, femme espouses 39
    female: (1327) si clerk accuse de crime en curt seculere allegge devaunt justices q’il est clerk et [...] alleggent countre ly bygamye, c’est a dyre qe yl ad heu deux femmes esposes 109

  • espuser 1 v.trans. v.refl. p.p. as a. p.p. as s.f. inf. as s.

    Semantic labels: female, kinship, theol.

    Citations:

    bride
    female: (1194-99) Cil furent des noces paié; [...] Mais il s’en ala meintenant, Il e sa gent e sa esposee 4167
    female: (1273-82) Il fiz de roi, tu s’esposee (:esmeree) 2668

    bride (in a mystical marriage to God, used with reference to the Virgin Mary, the Church or a religious woman)
    female: (c.1135) Margerite boneuree, Ancele Deu et espousee 51.672 (A)

    married woman
    female: (s.xiiiex) Entre recluse e homme espus e femme espusee doit estre grant difference 182.10

  • [essoignante] s.f.

    Semantic labels: female

    Citations:

    concubine, woman living with a man outside wedlock
    female: (c.1292) par quei ley ne tient les autres femmes for qe essomauntes essoinaunte essoinauntes N c.1300 essoynantes S s.xiv 1/3 et concubines ii 241
    female: (c.1292) Car a un soul est ele femme, et as autres essomaunte essoinaunte essoniaunte essoinaunte D c.1300 et concubine ii 242

  • Ethiopesse s.f.

    Semantic labels: demonym, female

    Citations:

    Ethiopian woman, woman from Ethiopia (East Africa)
    female: (1360-79) Maria la soer Moyses Son frere detrahist du pres, Qu'il ot pris femme Ethiopesse 2655

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