espaer1 (s.xiiiin)
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espaer1 (s.xiiiin)

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  FEW:  spado *12,132b Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  espaer  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  spadare 3141c
 

v.a.

1to castrate, emasculate: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  (To be like their god, the servants of Saturn) Facent sei meimes espaer  11509

p.p._as_a.

1 castrated, emasculated: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 ) Ne soi pas que hume espaé Peust de sa char estre tempté  3415
♦ livestock (of animals) castrated, neutered: 
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  toutes les bestes savages et damistes diversefient en trois manieres, car elles sunt malles ou femelles ou espaez  265.S66.19

p.p._as_s.

1 livestock castrated, neutered animal: 
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  of goats: Mais les espaez, quant sunt viez et de grant eage, sunt tres malvais, car par lur eage devienent tres froid  267.S69.17

inf._as_s.

1livestockcastration, neutering (of animals): 
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  of goats: lur moistetei, qui par l’espaer fut ennoitee, par lur vielhece est perdue  267.S69.18
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