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esmote (1160-74)
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esmote (1160-74)

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esmute  
  FEW:  exmovere 3,300b Gdf:  esmote 3,499c GdfC:  esmote 9,535a TL: esmuete 3,1133 DEAF:  esmovoir (esmuete)  DMF:  émeute  TLF:  émeute  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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1mil.initiative, move, thrust (of battle): 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Par l’esmote de cele guerre, Qui a essil meteit la terre, Fist li reis Maiet asseeir Por la pais qu’il ne pout aveir  Rom de Rou wace ii 253.9909
( 1332; MS: s.xivex )  le commencement de la vostre esmute er... (=MS damaged) en Gascoyns, et de Gascoyns en Fraunce en Espayne, et de Espaine en Affrike: trois grevouses battailles  Charboclois 297
2commotion: 
( MS: c.1200 )  Ne volent pas la chose espandre, Ne fere esmote ne esclandre  Amadas2 (G2) 137

See also:

esmoveir  mote2 
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