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eschiner (s.xii1)
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eschiner (s.xii1)

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echiner;  eschigner,  eschiner,  eschinner;  escrinner;  eskigner  
  FEW:  *kinan 2/ii,676a / *kinan 16,323b Gdf:  eschignier 3,390b GdfC: ∅ TL: eschignier 3,896 DEAF:  eschignier  DMF:  eschigner  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

eschiner les dents
to snarl, growl, gnash one's teeth: 
( s.xii4/4; MS: s.xii4/4 )  Les denz escrinne (var. (W: s.xiii4/4) eschinne) cume liun  S Cath barking 1959

v.intrans.

1to snarl, gnash one’s teeth, grimace: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3? )  Trenche la coife del jacerant dublier. La jowe enprent od trestut le jower, Si que les denz en vit um blanchier. 'Par Deu, dit Otes [...] Bien semblez humme qui voillie eschiner'  Otinel 1456
( MS: s.xiiiin )  ringo: eschinner  TLL i 378
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  (the devil) Les oilz ardanz mult ruillout, E de la buche eschin[n]out  Mirur3 8166
( MS: s.xiv )  oggannens: gallice eschiner  TLL ii 61
( MS: s.xiv/xv )  ogganire: g[allice] echiner  TLL i 157
2to grin, smirk: 
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin )  Abraham [...] Eschinna de joie  ADGAR3 264.303
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  N’aveit plus tost sa priere dit Ke le singe ne saut sus sanz respit E comença sur li eschingner  S Rich ANTS M 1137
eschiner od ses (etc.) dents sur
to snarl, growl, gnash one's teeth at: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  eschinnerent sur mei ot lur denz  Oxf Ps ANTS 61.34.19

p.pr. as a.

smirking, grinning: 
( MS: s.xiii/xiv ) morionem quemdam non sine risu respicio [...] parasito ogganienti (gloss: (D) eschinant) (var. (C: s.xiiiex) rechinaunt ) aridentem  TLL i 173.80 and ii 41.80

p.p. as a.

breathless (?): 
( MS: s.xiii2 )  haneli: echiné  TLL ii 8

See also:

eschinain  eschinement  eschinnissement  eschinur  rechiner1 
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