aesme1 (1212)

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aesme1 (1212)

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  FEW:  aestimare 24,230a Gdf: GdfC: TL: aesme 1,166 DEAF:  esmer (aesme)  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:
eame,  earne (l. eame)  

s.

par aesme
1 by estimate (as opposed to exact measurement)
( c.1285; MS: c.1312 )  E dis garbes de avaine respunent de .i. bussel, par aesme  318,c40
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  si le tonel seyt achaté par eame  (ms. earne). E si le tonel seyt achaté par mesure […]  184
faillir de sun (etc.) aesme
1 to miscalculate, misjudge
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 ) Par icest mot savoir porron Qe Costanz par taie acheison Icesz deniers ajoustez ot Q’acheter l’evesqié quidot, Mais de son aesme tot faillit. E li serf Dé pas ne mentit, Car autre l’evesquié reçut  2597
aesmee#1  aesmer  esme#1  estime 
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