esmote (1160-74)

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esmote (1160-74)

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

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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  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  297
2commotion
( MS: c.1200 )  Ne volent pas la chose espandre, Ne fere esmote ne esclandre  (G2) 137
esmoveir  mote#2 
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