esche1 (s.xiii1)
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esche1 (s.xiii1)

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  FEW:  esca 3,244a Gdf:  esche 3,379b GdfC: ∅ TL: esche 3,877 DEAF:  esche  DMF:  esche  TLF:  esche  OED:  eche n. 2  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  esca 800a
eche;  heche,  heise;  hek;  hesche,  aache  

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1fishingimplementbait attached to a fishing hook: 
( 1235-55; MS: 1307-25 )  Li peschour en viver pesche Ore de sa rey (M.E. nette), ore de son hesche (M.E. hock)  294
( s.xvin; MS: s.xv1 )  Le pischeor [...] peche Ové soun rey ou soun eche (M.E. hook)  10.7
2tinder, flammable material used to start a fire: 
( MS: s.xiii1 )  Ki al soleil les (=crystals) posera L’aaches  (ms. Li aaches) en alumera  189.1026
( MS: c.1225 )  plus qu’esche ne que [t]undre M’ad espris (=the poet’s lady)  B35
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  F[emme] en ryver pesche Ou de roy ou de heche Et ou la gurget ne trove qu’eche  (ed. queche) (M.E. in the poke [fynduth] but tundre)  257
enescher  escher#1 
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