beaucop (1354)
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beaucop (1354)

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  FEW:  colaphus 2/ii,868b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  beaucoup 8,310a TL: coup 1 2,961 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  beaucoup  TLF:  beaucoup  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
beaucope,  beaucoup;  belcoup,  belcoupe;  beucope;  biaucop  

adv.

1much, greatly: 
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  assez de bon matire pur parler beaucoup de la grande humblesce [...]  35
( 1396; MS: c.1400 )  vous avez forvoiee biaucop  82
( 1410-15; MS: c.1415-20 )  pur qele cause je preigne damage beaucope en ma doctrine  423
beaucop de
1many: 
( 1403-05; MS: s.xv1 )  noz gens ont [...] tuez beaucope des gens  356.25
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