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[asteler] (c.1165)
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[asteler] (c.1165)

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esteiller  
  FEW:  astella 25,596b Gdf:  asteler 1,457b GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF:  atteler 2  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v. refl.

to impale oneself: 
( c.1165; MS: s.xiii2 )  Un cheval vit u herbe crut dedenz un pré, mes n’aparut la haie dunt fu clos li prez: al saillir enz s’est esteillez  MARIE Fables 246.4

[vcd]

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