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costement (1155)

costement (1155)

 
  FEW:  constare 2/ii,1081a Gdf:  coustement 1 2,340c GdfC: TL: costement 2,936 DEAF:  cpster (costement 1)  DMF:  coûtement  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

s.

finan. cost, outlay, expenditure
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Gonorille fu mult avere, A grant eschar tint de sun pere Ke si grant maisnee teneit [...]. Mult li pesout del costement  Brut WACE 1861
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Pur tenir la (=England) en lor demainne (the Romans) Suffrirent longes mainte paine E maint fais e maint costement  Brut WACE 3177

[gdw]

See also:

cost2  coster1  costus1 
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costement