crevace (s.xii1)
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crevace (s.xii1)

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[ FEW: 2/ii,1318a crepare; Gdf: 2,371c crevace; GdfC: 9,247b crevace; TL: 2,1044 crevace; DEAF:  crever (crevace); DMF:  crevasse; TLF:  crevasse; OED:  crevice n.; MED:  crevace n.; DMLBS: ∅ ]
crevache,  crevaiche,  crevage,  crevas,  crevaz;  crevece,  crevés,  crevesce,  crevese,  crevesse,  crevez,  crevoiz;  cravace,  cravase,  cravaz,  cravesce,  cravesse,  gravace  39  

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1crevice, crack: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Si […] li verms Fuie en pertuis ou en cravace […]  13201
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii1 )  La columbe si fait sun ni […] en crevace de maisiere  274
( MS: s.xiii )  hyatum: (C) crevese  ii 32
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  Cerlaunge ki sovent crest en crevez (M.E. chine)  654
( MS: s.xiii2 )  riscus: crevés  i 231
♦break, crack (in skin): 
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  An eire li est as piez chau, Qui de cravesces li erent fendu  10694
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Si en la ligne menselé aucune crevace se estent […]  53.27
( MS: s.xiv2 )  sur les pertuz del serpent et el crevage du coketriz de quel avera estee desallettee  (A) 222va
♦hole, cavity: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  mout vus ama ki (=J.C.) soffri a fere teles crevaces en soen cors a vus mucer einz  16.8
2crevasse, gorge: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Al regné de Ethiope ad un ardant mont […]; un crevoiz i ad parfont  6884
3cavern: 
( MS: s.xiiiex )  caverna: crevesce  ii 160
4ship.hold, boat: 
( MS: s.xiii )  carina: (C) crevesse  ii 28
5cataract: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Li abismes l’abisme apelet a la voiz de tes crevaces (Latin: ad vocem cataractarum tuarum)  73.XLI.7
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