cave1 (s.xii3/4)
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cave1 (s.xii3/4)

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  FEW:  cavus 2/i,559a Gdf:  chave1 2,100a GdfC:  cave 1  / cave 2  TL: cave 1 2,76 / cave 2 2,76 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  cave  TLF:  cave1  / cave3  OED:  cave n.1  MED:  cave n.  DMLBS:  cavitas 308a / cavus 308a
cauve;  chave;  kave  

a.

1hollow: 
( 1163-70; MS: s.xiii2 )  Un vaissel fait cum un bacin, Cave fud e bien enterin  5371

s.

1geog.cave, hole, grotto: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  As fossez, en caves meinent cum lion  5966
( 1235-55; MS: s.xivin )  Enclos fut il en une cave (M.E. holou roche)  809
( s.xiii2; MS: 1333-34 )  caves en terre firent  (A) (L) 470
( MS: 1330-40 )  la cave la ou Nostre Dame se mussa ou son fitz  120.9
♦earth (of fox, badger), den (of bear): 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Fors de sa cave ert esleissiez Li ours  9311
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  L’envius hu[n]ist e deprave Cum gupil [a] tessun sa cave  32
♦den (of thieves): 
( s.xiii4/4; MS: 1307-15 )  de Seint Eglise fist cave de robours  200
2anat.instep (of foot): 
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  treherent ses (=J.C.’s) piés tanqe les caves des piés feurent outre le treu  99.14
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