purvil (s.xii2)

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purvil (s.xii2)

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[ FEW: 14,448b vilis; Gdf: 6,327a porvil; GdfC: ; TL: 7,1628 porvil; DEAF:  vil 1 (porvil); DMF: ; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
porvil  

s.

avoir, tenir en purvil
1to distain, despise
( s.xii2; MS: c.1200 )  Mais benoiz soit Christus Marie Filius ki n’out mie en porvil Lazarum le puant  74.223
( s.xii2; MS: c.1200 )  Neque despicias me, que tu aies en purvil ço que ge, [ki sui mortels, os [si hautement parler]]  296.343
( s.xii2; MS: c.1200 )  Tels fu cil orgoillus Phariseus, qui se vanta de sa justice et tint en porvil le publican  336.88
pur#2  vil#1 
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