to castrate:
(
s.xiiiin;
MS: s.xiii2/4
)
(To be like their god, the servants of Saturn) Facent sei meimes espaer
S Clem ANTS 11509
(
1266-1300;
MS: c.1300
)
toutes les bestes savages et damistes diversefient en trois manieres, car elles sunt malles ou femelles ou espaez
Waterford busby 265.S66.19
castration:
(
1266-1300;
MS: c.1300
)
Mais les espaez, quant sunt viez et de grant eage, sunt tres malvais, car par lur eage devienent tres froid, et lur moistetei, qui par l’espaer fut ennoitee, par lur vielhece est perdue
Waterford busby 267.S69.18
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espaer1 (s.xiiiin)