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diffus (c.1270)

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diffus (c.1270)

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FEW: diffusus 3,74a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: difus 2,1924 DEAF: difus DMF: diffus TLF: diffus OED: diffuse adj. MED: diffuse adj. DMLBS: ∅

a.

1spread:

( c.1270; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) E[n] son quer cherité plus e plus De Deu crut et fust diffus 828

2rambling, extensive:

( 1396-98; MS: s.xv¹ ) j’ay plusours matires [...] a purseure [...] lesquelx serroit trope diffus de vous escrier 59.11

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