egreté (c.1200)

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egreté (c.1200)

  FEW:  acer 1 24,97b Gdf:  aigreté 1,185b GdfC: TL: aigreté 1,235 DEAF:  aigre 1 (aigreté)  DMF:  aigreté  TLF: OED: MED:  egrete n.  DMLBS:
agretet,  aigretei  

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1bitterness, acidity (of taste)
( c.1200; MS: s.xiiiin )  A alquanz est espurgemenz en eceste vie cruciemenz de corz [...] e a alquanz dulurs e enfermetez e [...] a alquanz agretet de mort  82.8
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xiv1 )  issynt qe par le odour del myrre et par egresse (var. (E: s.xiv1) egreté) de l’aisel [...] encresseroyent ses peynes pur ly hastier a la mort  105.3 (var.)
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 ) Par la langhe sentons la diversitez des savours: douchour et amertune, saline et aigretei  312.S145.15
2 pathol. painfulness, soreness, smarting
( MS: s.xiv1 ) Item pur rancle de egreté de playe: Pernez bugle e sanicle e pimpernele e les triblez ensemble, si le donez a beivere al malade e ben eswagera la dolour  31.277
egre#1  egrement  egresce  egretement  egrir  egritudine  egrun 
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