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eschars (1160-74)
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eschars (1160-74)

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escars,  escarz;  eschar,  escharz,  eschas; 
f. escarce  
  FEW:  *excarpsus 3,270b Gdf:  eschars 1 3,374b GdfC: ∅ TL: eschars 3,866 DEAF:  eschars  DMF:  eschars  TLF: ∅ OED:  scarce a., adv.  MED:  scars(e a.  DMLBS: ∅

a.

1narrow, constricted: 
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  le passage fust mout escars, enclos de boys e marreis  Fouke ANTS 35.7
2mean, stingy, ungenerous: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Onques ne fu vers lui eschars, Ker bien .vj. mile e .vj. cenz mars E seisante e sis li livra  Rom de Rou wace ii 245.9675
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Cum ert plus richez e mananz, E plus ert eschars e tenanz  Ipom BFR 8414
( s.xiv1 )  il ne doit pas eschure cele vice (=extravagance) en tieu maniere q’il en soit trop avers ne trop eschars  Lib Cust 18
3scarce, in short supply: 
( 1402 )  defaut de monoie du maille [...] qe [...] est ore si escarse  Rot Parl1 iii 498
4delicate, scrupulous: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1 )  k’il preigne de totez pars Et de sa concience ne seit escharz (var. (B: c.1330) escars)  BOZ Lett 102
eschars de
1short of, deficient in: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Estre escarz de viande et de couz ensement  Rom de Rou wace i 109.2859
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Car sages ne seroit il pas S’il fust de sa science eschas  Dial Greg SATF 124
( 1279-80 )  si avenist ke les deners de la boiste seient trovez escharz de deus greyns e demy a la demy unce  Red Bk 981
2sparing of, mean with: 
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  il est mout eschars de son aver qe un chapelet de rose ne velt doner a la requeste de un chevaler  Fouke ANTS 28.2
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  Et ne soietz mye escarce de celles ameres chaudez lermes qe si largement vous aboundoient  Sz Med1 148
3dissatisfied with (?): 
( s.xiii3/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  indignaciun ceo est quant humme semble eschar de ceo ke n’est fet a sun talent  Pecchez 208vb
eschars en
lacking in: 
( 1323-25 )  et qu’il ne soit mie eschars orendroit, s’il a mestier d’avoir genz, quar [...] li roys de Frence nen est mie eschars en ce  St Sard 148

See also:

nienteschars  scarse 
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