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- Publication type: Book chapter
- Book: Writing the Future. Prognostic Texts of Medieval England
- Pages: 79 to 81
- Collection: Literary Texts of the Middle Ages, n° 24
- Series: Divinatoria, n° 2
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Accitable a. pleasant, agreeable (acceptabilis; gratus)
Achatour s. buyer, purchaseI
Almoner a. charitable, generous
Amender v.a. to cure
Amenuser v.a. [sanc] a. to thin, lessen (the blood), to bleed
Apris p.p. as a. skilled, knowledgeable
Arenous a. ?
Asartir v.a. to clear (land)
Astiner (de) v.i. to refrain from
Ateint p.p. found out, uncovered
Averer v.i., averrant pr.p. to prove to be true, to come true
Bercer s. archer, huntsman
Businous a. busy, occupied
Cancrous a. afflicted with boils
Cert a. certain
Cerveile s. nape of the neck
Chateus s. possessions, resources
Compli p.p. aphaetic form of accompli
Convertir v.i. to turn, change
Coser v.refl. to reprove, blame
Couste s. rib, side, flank
Cultefiour s. husbandman (agricola)
Curtil s. kitchen garden
Danter v.a. to tame, break in
Decurs s. waning of the moon
Dedeignaunt a. arrogant, haughty
Depopliez p.p. to denounce, disgrace?
Desbuisser v.a. to drive from cover
Detenir v.refl. to abstain, refrain from
Dismal s. unlucky, unpropitious day
Dismer v.i. to tithe
Divinal a. divine, heavenly
Ee s. bee
Ensigné p.p. clever, educated
Enveilir v.i. to grow old
Envirouner v.a. to roam, traverse, patrol (circuire)
Eschater v.a. to buy
Escoler s. student
Euros a. happy
Gainage s. land cultivation, husbandry
Haterel s. nape of neck (cervix)
Herbergable a. hospitable
Hospitable a. hospitable
Hour s. bear
Inquisor s. error (change of prefix) (adquisitor ‘purchaser’)
Jeven(es a. young
Jew s. Jew
Larmer v.i. to grieve
Menement adv. moderately
Mesel a. leprous
Menir v.a. to direct, channel (water)
Merge, moerge pr.sbj. 3 of morir to die
Nager v.i. to voyage, travel by sea
Necligent a. careless, negligent
Paraler subst.infin. end (of life) (cf. ‘al derain’, ‘a la parfin’)
Peisable a. peaceful, peace-loving
Perilous a. at risk
Pleisible a. pleasing
Premerein(gne a. first
Religious a. religious
Sengner v.a. to bleed
Serche s. inspector, investigator (explorator)
Servable a. obliging
Servisaunt a. obliging, willing to serve (servatrix)
Songonaire s. dreambook
Soungnarie s. dreambook
Sueve a. pleasant, gentle (suavis)
Travail s. hardship, care
Travaillor a. hardworking (laboriosus)
Triblour s. troublemaker (delator)
Viaunder s. host, provider of hospitality
Vio(i)ge a. full of life, energetic [vitalis]
Viscious a. depraved, vicious
Viste a. swift, nimble
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