Search Results
Your search matched 325 entries.
Page 4 of 4
suffocation s.
Semantic labels: female, pathol.
Usage labels: fig.Citations:
hysteria, suffocatio hysterica
female: (s.xiii1) Item ele est bone pur suffocaciun de mariz en tiele manere [...] 873
female: (s.xiii2/4) Soffocacion si est une maladie que les femmes ont en la matriz en la quele semblent por poi esteintes et mortes come la matrix monte et fait presse as membres espirités i 243.177
female: (c.1300) suffocation del mariz ii 166.122
female: (s.xivin) Femmes as garetz seignerés Q[ua]nt lour floures sont arestez, Et pur suffocation, auxi dium, De matrice y seigne hom 75Sunamit s. s.f.
Semantic labels: Bibl., demonym, female
Citations:
Shunammite, female inhabitant of the town of Shunem (cf. 2 Kings 4:8-37)
female: (1212) Nis Helisé, quant esgarda la Sunamite qui plora [...] 6028supplier v.trans. v.a. and v.n. v.intrans. v. refl. p.pr. as a. p.pr. as s.
Semantic labels: female, lapid., law, theol.
Citations:
supplicant, petitioner
female: (1384) Nostre seignour le roi [...] voet et grant [...] qe l'ordinance et estatut par queux la dite suppliante estoit bannyz hors du roialme [...] soient repellez, et la dite suppliante hablee et restitut a la paix et commune loi de la terre iii 186
female: (1392) Eit la suppliante la garde de corps et terres 21.14
female: (1425) donna et graunta a dite suppliante cynquaunt livers iv 287sus 2 s.
Semantic labels: female, livestock, mammals, zool.
Citations:
sow, female swine
female: (s.xiii1) suilla: sus / ovina: bof ii 100.69susteneresse s.f.
Semantic labels: female
Citations:
supporter, she who upholds or defends
female: (1354) si com vous, ma Dame, estoietz le Samadi gardeyne de tout le monde et susteneresse de toute la leye 96.29[suzdaie] s.
Semantic labels: female, occupation
Citations:
deputy or assistant to the woman in charge of a dairy
female: (c.1270) nul provost [...] ne deit soffrir ke il i eit surcarke de surdeies en la dayerie 100
female: (c.1270) La daye [...] ne deit suffrir ke suzdaye ne autre ne prengnent ne hors portent leit, ne bure, ne creme 288.c66
female: (c.1270) E quand il averunt tot acontee [...] de la daye par an e lur suthdayes e les autres coustages de la dayerie [...] 304[suzdameisele] s.f.
Semantic labels: female, occupation, status
Citations:
lady-in-waiting, female attendant
female: (1364-72) Elizabeth Hereford et Aliceon Tyndeslowe souzdamoiselles a les dites deux filles de Lancastre E101/395/2/236[suzprioresse] s.f.
Semantic labels: eccl., female, monastic, occupation
Citations:
subprioress, deputy or assistant to a prioress
female: (1319) Nule dame de vostre religion [...] ne viegne a les offices foreynes hors del us de l’encloistre [...], si ceo ne soit par congié de la priouresse ou de la southpriouresse souchpriouresse 317
female: (1319) sanz congié de la priourasse ou de la souzpriouresse 317
female: (1340) priours ou suppriours, priouresses ou suppriouresses i 294
female: (c.1350) [...] a la prioresse ou en sa absence a la supprioresse 97taillieresse s.
Semantic labels: female, occupation
Citations:
tailoress
female: (1291) qe nul de la dyte vyle ne preygne en gage des povres tistours, [...] ne des povres taylliours, ne des tayllieresses i 149tenante s.f.
Semantic labels: female, law
Citations:
woman holding land in her own right
female: (1302) si avowe il sur ceste Margerie, abbesse, com sur sa verey tenaunte 30-31 Ed I 63
female: (1346) G. prist a femme celuy q'ore est tenante 20 i Ed III 125
woman holding land as dower
female: (1310-11) Tenaunte en dowere lessa son estat ... Ed II ix 192
female: (1346) ma mere q'est tenante en dowere ... 20 i Ed III 187
woman land-holder
female: (1292) Essez, la ou ele fut tere tenaunte 20-21 Ed I 289
woman holding land for life
female: (1310-11) la tenante a terme de vie vynt en court e dit ... Ed II vi 100tesire s.
Semantic labels: female, occupation
Citations:
webstress, female weaver
female: (TBD) textrices : tesires (L) 66tete 1 s.
Semantic labels: anat., female
Citations:
teat
female: (s.xvm) mes tetes, mamille mulierum 35teteron s.
Semantic labels: anat., female
Citations:
nipple
female: (TBD) hec papilla , le teteron (3) 157tissuere s.
Semantic labels: female, occupation
Citations:
webstress, female weaver
female: (1334) Neoma [...] fu la primere tissuere 5.18tistresse s.
Semantic labels: female, occupation, textile
Citations:
webstress, female weaver
female: (s.xiii1) textrices : tisseresses 19.66
female: (c.1250) Les tremes the spoles fray appariller A la tistresse pur tistrer to weve (T) 125v[tonderesse] s.f.
Semantic labels: female, occupation
Citations:
female shearer
female: (s.xiii) tonstrix: tunderesse 174.78tresaele s.
Semantic labels: female, kinship
Citations:
great-great-grandmother
female: (1339-40) Si le resort fust fait par mye le tresaiele amountant, vostre excepcion serreit bon 13-14 Ed III 353[trescheresse] s.f.
Semantic labels: dance, female, occupation
Citations:
female dancer, acrobat
female: (TBD) tripudiatrices : trecheresses, treschereschis, vel espringurs 82uissur s.
Semantic labels: female, kinship
Citations:
wife, a woman joined to a man by marriage
female: (s.xii2/4) des pulceles e des gentilz oixurs 821
to grant (a woman) in marriage
female: (1160-70) Nul de nus ne durrat sa fille as fiz Benjamin a oisur 131.1
to wed, take to wife
female: (c.1136-65) nel vousist chalenger De l'ucsor son frere laisser, Li tiranz ne l'ocesist mie Ki ainz le prisout et sa vie 5762
female: (c.1170) Si vus prendra a per a sun oes e oixor uxur H s.xiii m - La grant beauté de vus ne turnez a folur, Tost en dirreient mal li garçon menteur, Ki mençoinges cuntroevent cumme losengeur 1217
female: (s.xiii1/3) Donc si prist Constanz l'onur E la fille Coel a ouxur 3590urnement s.
Semantic labels: costume, decor., eccl., female, implement, jewel., status
Usage labels: fig.Citations:
item of woman's jewellery
female: (c.1250) pericelidos : urnement a femme i 417
female: (c.1250) hec perichelis, -dis : ornement de femme i 425.366urse s.f.
Semantic labels: female, mammals, zool.
Citations:
she-bear
female: (c.1136-65) Mielz vendreit une orse encontrer, E ses orselx prendre e porter, Ke un fol home ki s'aseure E afie en sa desmesure 10151
female: (c.1250) hec ursa : urse i 426.463
female: (1271-83) Qui tele femme eime, grant peine li est sourse, Car femme bee a prendre plus que a mel ne fount ourse 35.146
female: (TBD) urse : hurses ii 141.74[ussiere] s.f.
Semantic labels: female, occupation
Citations:
female doorkeeper, porter (of a hall, chamber, etc.) in a household
female: (s.xiiim) quant il vindrent en l'ostel Anné, Seint Johan entra com celi qu'estoit conu de la menee [...]. Pus pria Seint Johan l'ussere qu'ele lessast entrer Seint Pere 68.44usurere s.f.
Semantic labels: female, finan., occupation
Citations:
female usurer, woman who lends money at interest
female: (1267) [...] E damoysele Usurere Ki male cue porte derere 3153uswyf s.
Semantic labels: domestic, female, status
Citations:
mistress of the house
female: (s.xivin) Checun jur sun lay fesait, En harpaunt la (=BVM) saluait: Sa uswyf l'apella 16.21voideresse s.f.
Semantic labels: female, occupation, textile
Citations:
female winder (of wool, etc.)
female: (TBD) devastatrices : voyderesse, windestren 69