coluvre (1121-35)
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coluvre (1121-35)

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  FEW:  colubra 2/ii,926a Gdf:  couleuvre 2,332c GdfC:  couleuvre 9,217a TL: coluevre 2,575 DEAF:  coluevre  DMF:  couleuvre  TLF:  couleuvre  OED:  coluber n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  coluber 385c
colefre,  coleuvre,  colever,  colevre;  collivere;  collure;  coloeuvre,  coloevre,  colovere,  colovre;  coluevre;  colur,  colure;  coluver;  couloevre,  coulur;  culeovre,  culevre,  culivur,  culivure,  culovere,  culovre,  culuevre,  culure;  koelievre  

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1rept.zool.snake, adder: 
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  (the ibis) Juste la rive prent Le mort peissun pullent, Culoveres e vermine  2641
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  serpens e coluvers e granz verms cuez  (B) 946
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  serpent ne crapaut ne coloevre  10327
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Et crapous, colevers et serpens Lour percerent le corps dedens  (A) 591
( c.1290; MS: s.xv1 )  Serpent (M.E. nedder) ne colure (M.E. snake)  (O) 335vb
( 1310-20 )  li diable s’en fuyit par mi le founz de la neef, e la colouere (l. colovere) bote sa coue par mi le pertuz  7r
2med.intestinal worm: 
( MS: c.1325 )  Pur culivur: Item pur culivures que sunt entur (l. entré?) le cors de humme, anglice ‘wirmus’  120.362
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