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asnesse (s.xii2/4)

asnesse (s.xii2/4)

anesce,  anesse,  annesse;  asnece,  asnesce,  arnece,  arnesce;  adnesse  
  FEW:  asinus 25,439b Gdf: GdfC:  asnesse 8,204a TL: asnesse 1,561 DEAF: DMF:  ânesse  TLF:  ânesse  OED: MED: DMLBS:  asina 137a

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mammalsfemalezool.she-ass
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Qui fist ciel e terre, air e mer, E qui l'asnesse fist parler  1028
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  cil […] ki fit l’asnesse (=Balaam’s ass) parler Pur le prophete chastier  493
( MS: s.xiii3/4 )  En lait de anesse  22va
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1 )  hec asina: anesce  50
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  Asne, asnesse (fe. superscript) et mulet (M.E. Asse and mule)  734
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