escrillier (s.xii1)
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escrillier (s.xii1)

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[ FEW: 17,135a *skriðla; Gdf: 3,441b escriller; GdfC: ∅; TL: 3,1002 escriller; DEAF:  escriller; DMF:  escriller; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
escrilier,  escriller  

v.n.

1to slip, slide: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  A la planche vint, sus munta; Ne sai dire se il abuissa, Ou escrilla u meschauça, Mais il chai, si se neia  i 175.377
( 1150-70; MS: s.xiii1 )  E il (=the horse) escrille a l’abaiser En un petit croser evier  1155
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  (fig.) Multes paroles [...] ne poent estre sanz pecchez pur ceo qe del veirs estrille (l. escrille) desqes en le faus  63.8

p.pr._as_a.

1slippery: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  (The liquid) Tel devient come glaz […] Si par est escrillante homme ne put aler sur  4516
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  com li chemin de cest mound est escrilliaunt e glaçant  26.2
♦smooth: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  la langue est escriliant e glasçant  184.24
♦med.loose: 
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiii2 )  Lienterie est quant li ventre curt par ceo que il ad le estomac [...] escrillant e la buele escrillant, si ke li mangers e li beivres i escrillent  150.44-45

p.pr._as_s.

1slippery place: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  en escrillant (Latin: in lubrico) posas eals  128.LXXII.18
scrillant 
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