esmai1 (c.1185)
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esmai1 (c.1185)

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  FEW:  *exmagare 15/ii,93a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  esmai 9,532b TL: esmai 3,1105 DEAF:  esmaiier (esmai)  DMF:  émoi  TLF:  émoi  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
 

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( c.1185 )  Del bons hermite vus dirai, Mult ot grant dol e grant esmai  7100
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 )  En cest esmai e dutance  1107
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiim ) Le soldan ert en grant esmai Por les noveles que Escanor Li ad conté  453.3267
( c.1390; MS: s.xivex ) Mais la fortune qui les amantz meine Au plus sovent me met en grant esmai  346.X.9
amai  esmaiance  esmaiement  esmaier 
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