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es3 (s.xii1/4)
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es3 (s.xii1/4)

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as,  ast,  aste;  e,  eis,  este,  estes;  (aite  Oxf Ps1 72.12,  astetei (l. aste tei),  e  Ipom BFR 9195,  ei  Proth ANTS 10009,  eistes  Camb Ps 238.CXXXI.6,  est  Liv Reis1 83,  etetu (l. ete tu)  Camb Ps 263.2,  eyte  S Alexis2 177)  
  FEW:  ecce 3,202b Gdf:  es 1 3,334a GdfC: ∅ TL: ez 3,1540 DEAF:  ez  DMF:  es 2  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  ecce 743b

deictic particle

(usually with dative pers. pr.) behold! here comes: 
( s.xii1/4; MS: c.1120 ) Este vus le respuns saint Gregorie a Secundin le reclus  S Greg Lett 299
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  En prime main al cler soleil Ast vus venant le Deu fedeil  S Brend mup 580
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Eis lur une beste  Rom Chev ANTS 5702
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  estevus Goliat ki en vint de l’ost as Philistiens  Liv Reis1 33
( 1150-70; MS: s.xiii )  A ce eis lur li chamberlangs  Trist thomas2 1246
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Este  (ed. Est) (var. (L: c.1335) Oyst) vus une voiz […]  Amis 710
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Es le vus seisi e pris de meintenant  S Aub 823
♦behold!, see!: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  Ast vus l'oisel desur le mast  S Brend mup 611
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Este  (ed. Est) vus Amis trestut le granta (=agreed to Amiloun’s plan)  Amis 518
♦(followed by de): 
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Atant es vus du munt k’est crevez e fendu  S Aub 875
♦(followed by noun + inf.): 
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  Estes vos la gent a mourir  S Greg 750
♦(followed by complete clause): 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Kar astetei, il pristrent la meie aneme  Oxf Ps ANTS 75.58.3
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Eis cist goupil [...] De ses gelines s’asaoule  Dial Greg SATF 2740
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