asprece1 (s.xii1/3)
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asprece1 (s.xii1/3)

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[ FEW: 25,469a asper; Gdf: 1,420b aspresse; GdfC: ∅; TL: 1,565 asprece; DEAF:  aspre 1 (aspresce); DMF:  âpresse; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
aspresce,  auspresse  

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1harshness, severity: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  E lui meissent en destresce E gardassent en dure aspresce  9450
♦(of action) harshness, roughness: 
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Ke par auspresse de nent costumé travail e corouce, bosoigne est ke il se sostienge en espleit  70.14
2pain, smarting: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  ematite Des palpebres tolt l’asprece (var. (B: s.xiiiex) aspreté; (G: s.xiiiin) aspertez)  55.653
( c.1300; MS: s.xivin )  destrece del piz e forte fevre e aspresce de la lange e secke tusse encontre asprece de la gorge e la tusse  ii 162
3fig.violence: 
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  rien ne pert Del cors […] Ke tuit desciré veirement Fu de l’asprece del turment  2552
4courage, bravery: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Pernez en vus alques d'aspresce, Si vus membre de la pruesce Que li barun aveir soleient  6235
aspreté 
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