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amenusance (1267)
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amenusance (1267)

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amenusaunce;  esmenusaunce  
  FEW:  minutiare 6/ii,132b Gdf:  amenuisance 1,259c GdfC: ∅ TL: amenuisance 1,340 DEAF:  menuise (amenuisance)  DMF:  amenuisance  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

s.

reduction, diminution: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Deus est par tut ensemblement, Kar par tut est omnipotent. Par tut est ouele sa pussance; En nul liu n’ad amenusance  Lum Lais ANTS 882
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  sur tute rien Dutent amenusance de lur bien  Lum Lais ANTS 6962
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  tant aver[u]nt il alleggance Ke ceo ert de lur peine amenusance Petit e petit, k’a chief de tur Deliverez serrunt de lur dolur  Lum Lais ANTS 12688
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