toiller (1214-16)
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toiller (1214-16)

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[FEW: 13/ii,393a tudiculare; Gdf: 7,745a tooillier; GdfC: ∅; TL: 10,350 toeillier; DEAF:  toeillier; DMF:  touiller; TLF:  touiller; OED:  toil v.1; MED:  toilen v.; DMLBS: ∅]
toillier,  touillir,  toyller;  tuailler,  tueler  

v.a.

1to stain, streak: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  Cil ki ne unt lur cors soillé Par luxure ne toillé  508
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  leur garnemens sont trestout moilliez(var. (OA: s.xv1) et toilleez de boue et plains de zablon )  22.13 (var)
2to ravage, destroy: 
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  il parvindrent dekes a touillir tanz de citez  22.17
toiller enz
1to stir, blend in: 
( MS: c.1325 )  Pernés vert sarment de vine e en dolés deins greynus de pever [...] tuelé eins un poy de vin e le mettés a oys  30.C27

v.n.

1to dispute, quarrel: 
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  Homme plede et toile(M.E. striuyth) pur glebe  6.131
2 mil. to exchange blows, fight intensively: 
( 1214-16; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  E taunt toyllerunt ke il cheerunt amedeus de lour chivaus  705
toiller entur
1to dispute, quarrel about: 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  Car si deus femmes toillauntes(var. (M: s.xivin) qe toilent;  (C: s.xiv1/3) toillent;  (F: s.xiv3/33/3) toillaunt ) entour dowarie fuessent enveez en cristiene court [...]  ii 284
toil#1 
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