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revure (1267)

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[ FEW: *10,184b *reexvagus; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: ∅; TL: ∅; DEAF: reivure / resver (*); DMF: ∅; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]

reivure, rovure

The word is otherwise unattested. The editor suggests the variant a rovure may mean ‘to blushing point / red heat’ to continue the word play with ardaument but ultimately suggests a connection with rever¹. Matsumura (ZrP 114 p.557) suggests it may be a form of reverie¹.

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a revure

1to the point of madness:

( 1267; MS: c.1300 ) Kar unke ne fu amant en vie Ki tant amast [...]. Unkes unkore n'ama si. Mes ke amast utre mesure Si ardaument geskes a reivure (var. (C: s.xiii^4/4) revure; (Y: s.xiii^4/4) rovure) Une femme k’amie eust, Unkore tant amer ne put Come fet nos almes nostre Seignur 5598

rever#1 reverie#1

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