incube (1155)
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incube (1155)

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[ FEW: 4,632a incubus; Gdf: 4,569a incubon; GdfC: 10,6c incube; TL: 4,1370 incube; DEAF:  incube; DMF:  incube / incubus; TLF:  incube; OED:  incubus n. / incubee n. / incubo n.; MED:  incubus n.; DMLBS: 1314c incubo /1314c incubus ]
inchube; 
Latin incubus; 
Latin pl. incubi  

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1incubus: 
( s.xii2; MS: 1284-90 )  Inchubes angles les apelent (Latin: spiritus quos incubos daemones appellamus), E multes femes despucelent  100
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  En l'air mainent [...] Uns diables, qui incube unt nun  5153
incubus daemon
1 theol. demon, evil spirit: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Trové avum [...] escrit, Qu'une manere d'esperit Est entre la lune e la terre. Ki vult de lur nature enquerre, En partie unt nature humaine E en partie suveraine. Incubi demones unt nun [...]; Ne puent mie mult noisir Fors de gaber e d'escharnir. Bien prenent humaine figure [...]. Mainte meschine unt deceüe E en tel guise purgeue  7445
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