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espessement (c.1135)

The form apessement is a cross reference to the following entry:

espessement (c.1135)

espeissement,  espescement,  espesement,  esspessement  (apessement,  aspessement)  
  FEW:  spissus 12,199a Gdf:  espessement 2 3,526c GdfC:  espessement 9,543a TL: espès (espessement) 3,1197 DEAF:  espés (espessement 2)  DMF:  épaissement 2  TLF:  épaissement  OED: MED: DMLBS:

adv.

1thickly
( s.xiiiex; MS: c.1300? )  Cuverture a maisuns i cret espessement  Burch1 31
( 1343-50 )  Commencent a trere si espessement come grisil chiet en yver  Cron Lond1 77.4
keenly, intently, closely
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Envers la dame mult entent E la regarde mult suvent; Cum plus l’avise apessement (var. espessement) Plus la cunuist certeinement  S Modw 6895
2in great numbers
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Morent ly chevalers par les rengs bien sovent, Palment cil bacheler par le champ espessement  Rom Chev ANTS 3199
( s.xiii4/4; MS: 1307-15 )  bestes morurent espessement  Reis Engl1 88
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Li autre evesque ensement I venent mult esspessement  S Modw 7094
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  la compayngnye Se assembla communement, Kar tuz vyndrent espessement E amunta a cynk myle  S Fran ANTS 1700
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  [..] si les decouperent e ocistrent espessement  Fouke ANTS 17.37-38
abundantly
( c.1135; MS: 1267-68 )  As verges fu, el grief forment, Sa char navree espessement  S Marg wace 21.272 (A)
( c.1185 )  Mainte herbe i aveit vertuose, Ki mult flereent ducement En cel pais espessement  Proth ANTS 2922
( c.1300; MS: s.xiv2/4 )  [...] Vy voler, com fount tenceles Hors de feu espescement Kaunt home remue reddement Des tisounz pur en oster La fumee d’avoir feu cler  Art Love 227
a great deal
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Cele oi parler espessement De seint J. entre la gent  S Jean ANTS 6939
far and wide
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  La fame espessement encrust  S Fran ANTS 6311
completely, fully
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  [B]eneit sunt cil ki les cumandemenz Deu plus espessement  (ed. esp[r]esseent) tenent [...]  Joshua Sermons ii 14
3often, frquently
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  Mais nus veuns espessement [...] plusours ki [...]  Joshua Sermons i 32
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