1barely, scantily:
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: s.xivin
)
ne porte nul tresor fors ses despenses escharsement
250.27
♦
barely, hardly, just about:
(
1214;
MS: 1214-16
)
Si n’i trova qe soulement Douzze par nombre escharsement
1394
(
MS: s.xiv1
)
Seet pez de terre, mesuré echarsement
587
(
1373
)
les raiés ne tignent qe .xxij aunes escarcement
ii 318
♦
in insufficient quantity:
(
c.1383;
MS: s.xivex
)
mon piere m’ad mandé argent si escarcement pur ma exhibicione en escole qe [...]
403.62
♦
scantily accompanied:
(
c.1200;
MS: c.1220-40
)
[...] De vint e quatre mil de gent hardie! Tant li sage Salomun aveit de gent Quant il esteit plus escharsement
(var. (B: s.xiii3/4) escheriement)
(E) 12122
2meanly, stingily:
(
c.1335;
MS: s.xivm
)
le quartre de forment malement netté et eschargement mesuree
90
(
1354;
MS: c.1360
)
Et jeo lui riens
(var. (C: s.xivex) rens) [...] sa largesce mult escarcement
16
3utterly:
(
c.1285;
MS: c.1312
)
Ne rebinez mie trop parfunt mes qe vous pussez destrure les carduns e les herbes escharsement
320
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