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

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  FEW:  spado *12,133a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  spadare 3141c
 

v.a.

1to castrate: 
( 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: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 ) Ne soi pas que hume espaé Peust de sa char estre tempté  3415
( 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

inf._as_s.

1castration: 
( 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  267.S69.18
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