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
(
MS: c.1300
) tuittes les pieres ke sunt Desuz le cel [...] Comencerunt une bataille Mult s’entreferrunt de grant aspresce
157r
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
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asprece1 (s.xii1/3)