amerus (s.xii1/3)
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amerus (s.xii1/3)

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  FEW:  amorosus 24,474b Gdf:  amoros 1,277a / amouras 1,278c GdfC:  amouros 8,112c / amoureuse 8,112b TL: amoroin 1,369 / amoros 1,369 DEAF:  amoros  DMF:  amoureux 1  TLF:  amoureux  OED:  amorous a. and n.  MED:  amorous a.  DMLBS:  amorosus 78c
amereus,  amerous;  amoros,  amorus,  amorous,  amoreus,  amoreux;  amoureus;  amurus,  amoireux  

a.

1of, concerning love: 
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  meynt chanceon amerouse qe m’ount sovent trait a pecché  22
( 1397 )  .j. large livre de tretés amoireux et moralitez  302
2loving: 
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiim )  tant est li duz Jhesu amorous  218
( MS: c.1300 ) Ce est Jhesu, le deboneire, Ke est tresfin amerus,  70v
3amorous, lustful: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiii2 )  (alectorias) fait homes amerus E de luxurie vertuus  207.99
amerus a, de
1loving, devoted to: 
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  De senatours ert engendré Trestot sis nobles parenté, Tant noble quant religious, A Deu e al secle amorous  66
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  un oysel […] qe mout est amerous de ses pigeons  69

s.

1lover: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  assuagement al mal as amerus  15
( MS: c.1200 )  par envaisure le numerent Tut li plusurs des envaisus: Amadas le fin amerus  (V) 108
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Premer i serrunt assis Ceus ke sunt de quer jolifs, Enveisez e revelus; S’en serrunt les amerus, E pus les chavalerus  253
♦(true) lover: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Dunt ki k’eime pur sul sun delit amerus deit estre dit  6634
2decor.mythologicalCupid: 
( 1423 )  (a piece of Arras) Vescy amoreux […] cont’ xiiii verg’  iv 238
amer#1  amerusement  amur  tresamerus 
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