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esnaser (c.1165)
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esnaser (c.1165)

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enaser, 
(p.p. naes (l. enasé?))  
  FEW:  nasus 7,34b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  esnaser 9,535c TL: esnaser 3,1134 DEAF:  nés (esnaser)  DMF:  énaser  TLF:  énaser  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

to cut off the nose of: 
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin )  Des alquantes les oilz creverent, E les alquantes esnaserent  ADGAR3 291.32

p.p. as a.

noseless: 
( c.1165; MS: s.xiii2 )  C'est veritez, senz nes sunt neies (=born) E sovent ierent esnasees  marie Lais 71.314
( s.xiii2/4; MS: c.1300 )  (on Judgement Day) Ne ert un veu Ne surd n’esnasé  Serm Royal 1686

s.

one who is noseless: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Pur taunt ke il estait si vilement mahaynez Statyn 'le naes' (l. l'enasé?) (var. (B: s.xiv2/4) le nasee (l. l'enasee);  (D: s.xiv2) le nasé (l. l'enasé) )desore est surnomez  LANGTOFT wright ii 68 (var.)
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