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asme1 (c.1165)
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asme1 (c.1165)

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aesme,  ame,  aime;  esme,  eime,  eame  (eanne)  
  FEW:  aestimare 24,230a Gdf:  esme 3,492c GdfC: ∅ TL: esme 3,1113 DEAF:  esmer (esme)  DMF:  esme  TLF: ∅ OED:  aim n.  MED:  ame n.1  DMLBS: ∅

s.

1estimate: 
( 1325-27 )  et par aventure vostre volenté feust qe voz barons de vostre Escheker et moi feisoms un esme de la garnestour de meisme vostre Tour  124
♦oenol.unitvolume(estimated?) measure for wine: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  si le tonel seyt achaté par eame  (ms. earne). E si le tonel seyt achaté par mesure […]  184
( 1370-71 )  Et que chescun estraunge marchaunt des vins paie, pur chescun asine (l. asme) de vyne rynois […] .ij. s.  i 14
( 1382 )  pur ce qe les vesselx ne les asmes de vin rynoise ne contiegnent point mesure en certain  ii 19 iv
2 view, opinion: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  A cel terme, sulunc mun esme, Garni Willeame de Belesme E quida tenir Alençun  i 251.2427
♦surmise, speculation: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Cunjecture e asme funt Tutes les dutes que el mund sunt  8555
3aim, calculation, plan: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  de vostre asme avez failli  1680
a asme, a asmes
quantitativeat an estimate: 
( c.1335; MS: s.xivm )  les Escoce (l. Escocé, Escoté?) estoient a esmez (l. aesmez=p.p.?) .xl. mille  148
par asme
quantitativeapproximately, about: 
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiiex )  Par aime erent .ii. milers  717
( c.1285; MS: c.1312 )  E dis garbes de avaine respunent de .i. bussel, par aesme  318,c40
♦as, at an estimate, at a guess: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Nus ne vus dium rien par asme Ki puis nus peust turner a blasme  11893
( 1301-02 )  le dit mestre Jakes ad dit par eyme qe il entent qe les dites overes custerunt […] chescune symayne .xxxlj.  E101/482/21/1
mettre sun (etc.) asme en
to aim at, strive for: 
( c.1165; MS: s.xiii2 )  Jadis avient que un lu pramist que char ne mangereit [...] les quarante jurs de quareme; a tant [en] aveit mis sun esme  214.4
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Kar en ceo mist tut sun asme  758

See also:

ausmee  asmer 
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