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eschif (1121-25)

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eschif (1121-25)

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equis; escheu, eschieu, eschiew, eschiu; eschu, escu; esquis; (enchis );
f. escive, esquise;
pl. eschis

FEW: *skiuhjan 17,125a Gdf: eschif 1 3,388c GdfC: ∅ TL: eschif 1 3,893 DEAF: eschiver (eschif 1) DMF: eschif TLF: ∅ OED: eschew a. MED: escheu a. DMLBS: ∅

a.1timid, shy ♦ shy, holding back ♦ embarrassed, at a loss 2left destitute ♦ defenceless 3remote, unapproachable ♦ inaccessible ♦ aloof 4hostile, unfriendly
s.one who is destitute

a.

1horses zool.timid, shy:

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) E cil s’en vont fuiant; cum cheverel eirent eschus Rom Chev ANTS 5766

( s.xiii^ex; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) Veez qe vus ne resemblez le chival eschieu qi se eschieu por une umbre Ancren¹ 163.3

♦shy, holding back:

( 1174-75; MS: s.xii^ex ) Li evesque repaire [...] E R. de L., qui unc ne fud esquis [...] FANT OUP 1621

♦embarrassed, at a loss:

( 1212; MS: 1212-13 ) cil qui molt par ert esquis, Triste e marriz Dial Greg SATF 13537

( s.xiii^m; MS: s.xiv^1/4 ) Si tu perdes tes bens [...] Ne seez pas eschis CATO ANON ANTS 995

2left destitute:

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii² ) Uncore fust Abel esquis Kar puis le mesfait dan Adam [...] Unkes nul home el ciel entrat Mirur² 3779

( MS: s.xiii^ex ) Il (= God) n’est grevé pur sustenir Ne equis (l. esquis) par sun emplir Il n’est ahaucé par sun munter Ne abessé par sun avaler Rom 15 (Dd.10.31) 261

♦defenceless:

( 1174-75; MS: s.xii^ex ) le chastel ne fud del tut issi esquis Qu’il n’ot la dedenz chevaliers FANT OUP 1477

3remote, unapproachable:

( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiⁱⁿ ) Grant duel out Willeame sis fiz, Ki encore ert asez petiz, Mult out hommes, poi out amis, Les plusurs trova mult eschis; Cels qui sis peres teneit chiers Truva mult orgueillus e fiers Rom de Rou wace ii 7.3244

( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 ) (God) n’e[st] pas confus deors [...] Ne esquis par sun haut empirs Pet Phil 2504

( MS: s.xiii^2/4 ) as repentanz n’es pas eschius, en parais lur renz lur fruz Dulcis Digby 35

♦inaccessible:

( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 ) se lerre u fel i venist, u fauz, Mustiers e cimitiries li deust estre escuz Becket¹ 2535

♦aloof:

( 1212; MS: 1212-13 ) De seculers truboilz eschif, En oreison ententif Dial Greg SATF 16023

4hostile, unfriendly:

( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv¹ ) Tost i venent, mais la rive Roiste lur ert e escive S Brend mup 1508

( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii ) Bauce(s) y fu, le traitres, qui foux [est] et eschis Rom de Rou wace i 79.1925

eschif a (+ sbst.)

remote from:

( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 ) Cil est porvers ki a toz tence [...] En agait est toz tens d’estrif, Kar a toz bens se tient eschif Salemon 9744

eschif de (+ inf.)

reluctant to:

( MS: s.xiv^1/3 ) Ne seez pas eschue de prendre cest ave Rom 13 508 (IX)

♦not tolerant of, not liking:

( c.1285; MS: c.1312 ) Ces sunt terres (=light and sandy soils) qe sunt eschyus d’estre reversees en grant moisture HENLEY² 322

eschif de (+ sbst.)

1shy of:

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^ex ) çoe ke vuldra Rigmel [...] E vus tut otriez: mar en seiez eschis Horn 1081

2remote from:

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii² ) (the angelic orders) sunt tuz numez en gru, Ke de franceis est mult eschu Mirur¹ 127vb36

3deprived, bereft of:

( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 ) Itel proeise est abusive E de tote vertu eschive Salemon 794

( c.1200; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) Des qu’il sunt pervenuz en lur paiz E il se veient de seignurage esquiz Anc Test (B) 11120

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii² ) (we are all) Enclos en mal, de bien enchis Mirur³ 4599

( s.xiii^ex; MS: 1307-15 ) e si fu plus eschiew de viandes e de boiveres ke les deus autres Ancren² 129.28

4lapsed, in default:

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) Quatre cent chevalers out de son feu Qui puis sa mort furent de lur servise eschu Rom Chev ANTS 2188

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) Quant de vous conussent la cité e le feu, E de vostre servise n’erent mes escheu, Memes l’emperere vous vendra a l’estreu Rom Chev ANTS 2547

5exempt from:

( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 ) Qu’il tendrunt les custumes e les leis del pais, E que li arcevessques n’en sera point eschis Becket¹ 1720

s.

one who is destitute:

( 1155; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Les deseritez, les fuitis, Les robeurs e les eschis [...] E les ullaugues manda tuz Brut WACE 5406

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