duz (s.xii1/3)
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duz (s.xii1/3)

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  FEW:  dulcis 3,174a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  dols 9,405b TL: douz 2,2051 DEAF:  douz  DMF:  doux  TLF:  doux  OED:  douce a.  MED:  douce a.  DMLBS:  dulcis 734a
dolz;  douce,  douls,  dous,  douz;  doz;  duc,  duce,  dulc,  dulz,  dutz,  duz,  duzze;  decz,  deucz,  deux, 
f. doce; 
f. douce,  doulce; 
f. duce,  dulce,  dulse,  dusce,  duzce,  duze  

a.

1sweet: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) plus dulz sur miel e ree  52.18.11
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  En Ynde uns arbres est Dunt li fruiz si dulz est Trestut le vunt requere Li colum de la tere  2478
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Figier est une manere de arbre ke porte duz fruit  235.20
( 1380 )  vins douces et Rines  70
♦ (of water) sweet, fresh, drinkable: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  l’eve est bonne et douce qui en la cité sort  i 31.454
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 ) la mer de Galilee [...] La mer est dolce e bone a beivre  2544
2emotionkind, tender-hearted, compassionate: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 ) Dunc prent cungé a ses freres, As quels il ert mult dulz peres  146
( c.1184; MS: s.xiiiex )  li povre le tindrent a duz, E li riche mestre sur tuz  214
( s.xiii1/3; MS: c.1255 )  Seinte virgine dulce e pie  (P) 228
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  si vus seiez de duz quer e omble  6.18
( 1399; MS: s.xv1 )  Si Dieu m’aid, deux sire, [...]  53.18
( MS: s.xv )  Douce dame seynt Marie, requerez vostre chier filtz  84.S42
♦ emotion tender, emotional: 
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 ) Si com il alouent plorant A dolces lermes en orant  8375
3pleasant, delightful: 
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 ) en France, la dulce terre  8875
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  ele en ad mult Deu loé Del duz liu  496
( 1396; MS: c.1400 )  parler et escire doulz fransois  88
♦ sound sweet-sounding, pleasant: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Ki la portera chiastement, Chianter porra mult haltement, E dulce voiz e bone avra  65.598
( MS: c.1320-40 )  Quy douce voiz ad, envious ert e suspect  93r
♦ sweet-smelling, pleasant: 
( c.1300?; MS: s.xivm )  si mellez medical preparation ou duce espice pur fere bon odour  353
4good, beneficial: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  par fleirour de douces oevres  221.29
5 name (used as a (sur)name): 
( 1200 )  Hugo Duce  Dowse
( 1274 )  Douce de Moster  Dowse
( 1327 )  Walter Dous  Dowse
ewe(s) duze(s)
ewe#1
duze viande
1 sweetmeat: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Tu [...] chi ensembledement ot mei dulces viandes perneies  74.54.15

adv.

1sweetly: 
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin )  Plus flairent duz ke piment  115.109
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  [cestes] trois Maries achaterent ar[omanz] douz fleirans  272.24
2smoothly, without incident: 
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  le mes s’en va E a l’evesque duz repaira  4778

s.

1sweet person: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Li duz (=J.C.) a la franche (=B.V.M.) respunt  96.83
2 name (used as a surname): 
( 1200 )  Hugo le Duz  Dowse
( 1296 )  Godfrey le Douz  Dowse
ducement  ducesse#1  ducet  duceté  ducetement  duçur  dulcel  tresduz 
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