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usserie1 (s.xii2)

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usserie1 (s.xii2)

huyssherie;  uesserie,  uisserie  
  FEW:  ostium 7,439a Gdf:  huisserie 4,524b GdfC: TL: uisserie 11,25 DEAF:  uis (uisserie)  DMF:  huisserie  TLF:  huisserie  OED: MED: DMLBS:  ostiarium 2 2066a

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archit.door-frame, jamb
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Al muster les (=new doors) fet aporter E ad uesseries poser  3480
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  E muad erranment sa chiere e chancelout entre lur mains e hurtout as usseries des portes  43.13
( 1260; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  ceo mal e ceo damage e ceste debrisure [des portes] e dé usseries  210
archit.doorway, entrance
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Helyes [...] eissid e estut en l'usserie de la cave  161.13
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  Deu les avogle que il ne trovent mie U il entrassent porte ne usserie (var. (B: s.xiii3/4) uisserie)  (E) 569
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  quant il entra en la chapelle q'estoit bien petite, et avoit un petite huyssherie et basse  281

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See also:

hostiarie  us2  ussel  usserie2  ussier  ussiere 
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