[esforce]2 (s.xii2/4)

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[esforce]2 (s.xii2/4)

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  FEW:  *fortiare 3,731a Gdf:  esforce 3,455c / esfort 3,459a GdfC:  esfort 9,527b TL: esforce 3,1043 / esforz 2 3,1048 DEAF:  forcier 1 (esforce)  / forcier 1 (esforz)  DMF:  efforce  / effort 1  / effort 2  TLF:  effort  OED:  efforce n.  / effort n.  MED: DMLBS:
efforce,  effort,  efforz;  eforce,  efort;  esfors,  esforz  

s.

1effort, exertion
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Mort fu trové entre les morz, Nel pout garir ses granz esforz  ii 215.8858
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex ) the castellan vit que li suen esforz de rien ne fud aidable  484
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 ) Mes de l'autre part de l'ewe se tint. Zozimas tint perdu sun desir, Kant ne pout a li venir; Mes ele ne fist nul eforce  57.XII.318
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiii2 ) Thenasmon est [...] anguisse de egestiun fere od grant esforz  150.61
a (grant) esforce
1 with great (physical) effort, exertion
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  fevres e chanpenters manda. Donc veissiez a grant esforz Par Normendie a toz les porz Mairrien atraire e fuz porter  ii 120.6333
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  E si l’ot il nis trahiné (=out of water) Par les chievels a grant esforz  4741
2horsesequit.at full gallop
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Sun cheval brochet, laiset curre a esforz  1197
aforce#2  enforce#2  esforceement#2  esforceiz  esforcement#2  esforcer#2  esforcible  esforciblement  force#1 
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