espés1 (1121-25)
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espés1 (1121-25)

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[ FEW: 12,198a spissus; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 9,542c espes; TL: 3,1196 espès; DEAF:  espés; DMF:  épais; TLF:  épais; OED:  spiss a. ; MED:  spis(se a.; DMLBS: 3164c spissus ]
epais;  espees;  hespés,  hespez; 
f. espeise,  espesce,  espesse; 
f. etpesse (l. eçpesse),  etspesse (l. eçspesse)  

a.

1thick: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 ) la mer fud tant paisible Pur quei unt le curs mult peinible. Espesse fud cume palud  791
( s.xii2/4; MS: c.1200 )  si il (=the blood) est trop espés, si l’atenviet  108.XXXVIII.16
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Les ewes la ensemble vunt, E nues granz e espés (var. (R,C,D: s.xiv1/4,s.xiiiex,s.xiii2) espesces) funt  1716
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  (the ass) dount le quir est si hespez  157
( MS: c.1325 )  [ …] fettis bulier ensemble de[ke] il seyt muyt etspesse (l. eçspesse)  115.297
♦thick, protective: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Sever fist faire un fossé De travers le pais, de lé, Sur le fossé fist un paliz Halt e espés e bien jointiz  5312
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Li neir drap [...] est plus espés encontre le vent  171.13
♦thick, deep: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  quant le gele estoit fort e la neif espesse  118
♦thick, dense: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  un jardin espés bien foilluz e umbranz  294
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  L’espés runcerei deslacerent E vers le seint chef s’aprocherent  2785
♦densely crowded: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Mult veissiez fiere asemblee, Estur espés, dure medlee  i 261.2688
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Us (=u les) troeve plus espés lur fait un’ envaie  3425
2broad: 
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Larges espalles, espés le piz  4581
3tight, tightened: 
( MS: s.xiii2 )  intensa: (C) espés  ii 80
espés de
1thick, crowded with: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  sun cors fud si enfichet De darz [...] Cum est la pel de l’heriçun Espés de puinnantes brochetes  2911
espés gute
1little drop (?): 
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  guttulis: (L) espés guut  ii 70
espés air
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adv.

1thickly: 
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  tant espés i vunt ly dart [...] Ke l’une eschoche l’autre el cors  2423
♦in great numbers: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  E li Bretun tuz tens cresseient E tant espés a lui veneient, Nes peust pas nuls huem numbrer  7668
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Toz les hommes de l’ost ad fet illuec armer, E le mur aprocher e espés environer  2215
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Mult espés voloent saetes  ii 188.8159
♦ frequently, often: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Cil serveient de la cuisine, Suvent aloent e espés, Escueles portant e mes  10469
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