mai1 (1113-19)
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mai1 (1113-19)

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[ FEW: 6/i,61a maius; Gdf: 5,69c mai 1; GdfC: 10,106a mai; TL: 5,787 mai; DEAF:  mai; DMF:  mai; TLF:  mai; OED:  May n.2; MED:  Mai n.2; DMLBS: 1688a Maius ]
maii,  maij,  may,  maye,  mays  

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1timeMay: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Fevrer e marz, Avril, mai  645
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  si boit homme le leet d’une chevere en may  135
( 1436 )  Le premer jour de maii  44
2bot.May, hawthorn blossom: 
( MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Pernez mai, rue et [...]  23ra
bure de mai
1med.May butter, used for medicinal purposes: 
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  pernez [...] d’oile de comun e de bure de mai [...]  i 87
( MS: s.xv )  Pur gloi, mettez pugol. Pur oille de olyve, i mettez a tant de bure de maii  90.S62
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