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cester1 (c.1185)
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cester1 (c.1185)

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ceister;  ceestre;  sester;  cecer,  cesser, 
(p.pr.pl. castans  TLL ii 97.63)  
  FEW:  caespitare 2/i,41b Gdf:  cester 2,26c GdfC: ∅ TL: cester 2,147 DEAF:  cester  DMF:  cester  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  caespitare 239b

v.intrans.

to trip, stumble: 
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  Garszoun ou garce li (=the toddler) deit suire Qu’il ne cece (var. (A: ) ceste; (B: s.xv1) cece; (O: s.xv1) cesse; (T: 1415-20) ceeste) (M.E. stomble) ne chece (M.E. falle)  BIBB ROTH (G) 19
♦ equit. (of a horse) to trip, stumble: 
( c.1185 )  Mais li destrers suz lui fleschist E cesta entre deus bussuns  Proth ANTS 8005
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3? )  Le destrier broche des espuruns dorez, Ja se feust bien d'Otinel vengez, Quant le destrier cesta de quatre piez  Otinel 1893
♦ fig. to trip, stumble: 
( 1381-85; MS: s.xiv4/4 )  quant nous feusmes en point de ceestre ou toumbler nous avez duement en nostre estate redressé  SAMPS1 395

p.pr. as a.

equit. (of a horse) tripping, stumbling: 
( MS: s.xiii1 )  neque sespitanti: (R) ne cestaunt (var. (J: s.xiii1) cessant; (D: s.xiii1) sestaunt)  Gloss Nequam1 242.63
( MS: s.xiii2 )  Equitaturus [...] Equo insideat neque succussanto, neque cespitant (gloss : (C) cestaunt, stumbland) (var. (D: s.xiii/xiv) cestant, anglice stumbelant), neque recalcitranti ...]  TLL ii 67.63
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