batestal (s.xiiex)
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batestal (s.xiiex)

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  FEW:  battuere 1,293b Gdf:  batestal 1,600a GdfC: ∅ TL: batestal 1,874 DEAF:  batre (batestal)  DMF:  batestal  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
 

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1 soundmil. noise, din (from a battle): 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  Quant Franc furent tendu suz Antioche el val [...] De la noise qu’il funt et del grant batestal Ne poet l’om gote oïr en trestut l’avironal  4419
2emotiontrouble, anxiety: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  Vengez serroms [...] Du mauveis seneschal Ke nus ad bracé teu batestal!  436 (var. C43)
( c.1200; MS: s.xivin )  en son quer suffri grant batestal  305
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