esclater (s.xii1/3)
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esclater (s.xii1/3)

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[ FEW: 17,141b *slaitan; Gdf: 3,403a esclater; GdfC: 9,516c esclater; TL: 3,920 esclater; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  éclater; TLF:  éclater; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
 

v.n.

1to splinter off (from): 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  des pieccettes Ki en (=from diamond) esclatent [...] Les altres gemmes sunt talliees  30.58
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  (jacinth) Ja entalliee ne sera, Si de piecete n’est ovree Ki d’aimant est esclatee  42.364
2to splash: 
( 1150-70; MS: s.xiii1 )  Ceste aigue, que ci esclata, Sor mes cuisses plus haut monta [...]  1193
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