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creis1 (c.1136-65)

creis1 (c.1136-65)

cres,  cresse;  croiz  
  FEW:  crescere 2/ii,1325a Gdf: GdfC:  creist 9,244a TL: crois 2,1107 DEAF:  croistre (crois)  DMF:  croît  TLF: OED:  crease n.1  MED:  crese n.  DMLBS:

s.

1increase
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  A tun chef dorrat creis de graces (Latin: a[u]gmenta gratiarum)  Salemon 3313
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Rendi li reis tut Loeneis E duna autres feus en creis  Brut WACE 9638
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Metrai a cest liu tant de creis Ja aprés mei ne vendrat reis Ki […] i mete tant  S Gile1 2293
2gain, profit
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Ne faillissent au duc por perte ne por croiz, Pour lour seignor garir se lessent demanoiz Ferir parmi le corps ou ardre en feu grejoiz  Rom de Rou wace i 62.1418
( s.xiii2/3 )  Le[s] homes des terres al priur sunt quite de lur cres  Custumal Exeter 25.9
( 1321 )  Ceo taillage chet en cresse e en descresse  YBB Ed II xxvi 165

See also:

acreis  surcreis 
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