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eslais (s.xii3/4)
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eslais (s.xii3/4)

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eleis,  elés,  elez;  eslaes,  esleis,  esleise,  eslés  
  FEW:  laxare 5,223b Gdf:  eslais 3,475b GdfC: ∅ TL: eslais 3,1080 DEAF:  laissier (eslais)  DMF:  eslais  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

s.

1dash, rush: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Un alme [...] Vers le prestre en curant vint, E crieit fort en sun eslais  Mirur3 8169
2assault, sudden attack: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  La peccheresce [...] Tant fu grevé de temptaciun E de desir de lecherie [...], Tant ke Deus en out pité, Si l'ad fors del travail juté. Les temptaciuns aswagerunt (=pret.), Elés de debles la lesserunt  Mir N-D 55.XII.233
a eslais
1in haste: 
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  […] Q’is retournassent a eslés A Rome ariers, meisme l’oure  S Greg 670
2 freely, indiscriminately: 
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  commençot a redrescier Quant q’en iglise ereit mestier […] Com de non receveir les lais A clergal office a eslais  S Greg 1300
♦ easily, readily: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  par soi ne pot a eslaes De la vertu porter lu faes  Dial Greg SATF 12899
a, od, le grant eslais
equit.at full gallop: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3 )  une rote pris, vinc aprés sur mun destrer le grant elez  Fol Trist ANTS 774
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Estes vus F. od grant esleis  Waldef BB 6497
a grandisme eslais
with the greatest speed: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Uns autres contre lui veneit, Courant tost a grandisme eslais  Dial Greg SATF 17409
tut l’eslais
equit.at full gallop: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Li roys Alisandre [...] Veant toz ceaux de la l’ad tut l’eslais mené  Rom Chev ANTS 1825
faire un eslais
equit.to make a dash (in horseback): 
( c.1185 )  Sor cel bon destrer est montez, Puint le cheval, fait un eslés  Proth ANTS 5175

See also:

eslesser  lais2 
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