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espine (1121-25)
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espine (1121-25)

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apine;  epine,  espein  (esspyne  Acre to Jerusalem1 231,  etspyne (l. eçspyne)  Receptaria 126.435 ),
(pl. espinaes,  espinys  Sz Med1 107)  
  FEW:  spina 12,177b Gdf:  espine 3,531a GdfC:  espine 9,545a TL: espine 3,1209 DEAF:  espine  DMF:  épine  TLF:  épine  OED:  spine n. 1  MED:  spin(e n. 1  DMLBS:  spina 3157b

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1bot.thorn: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  as gabs l’aurouent, E d’espines coronouent  S Brend mup 1288
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  si se despoilla tot nu E pues al roncinei se mist […]. Parmi ces orties poingnantes E par ces espinaes trenchantes  Dial Greg SATF 4040
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  A clous le (=J.C.) afferma [...] De espines curuna  S Aub 238
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiv )  Pur apine. Si fer, fust u apine seit sailli en cors u en pié u aillurs [...]  Pop Med 137
( MS: s.xiii2 )  sentes: (C) espines (var. (L: s.xiii/xiv) spy)  TLL ii 76.159
♦bot.treesthorn-bush: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Candace fu bele, blanche cum flur d’espine  Rom Chev ANTS 7751
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  mort l’ad trebuchié el tai lez une espine  Horn 1669
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Mes sul Auban i est [...] Entre espines ki va e les cailloz menu  S Aub 856
( 1287-97 )  s’il eyt mester de espynes ou d’autre ramil pur fere closture [...]  Westm Wenlok 137
♦bot.thistle: 
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  tribulos: (L) espines (var. (C: s.xiii2) rounces; (D: s.xiii/xiv) carduns)  TLL ii 76.159
2zool.anat.spine (of hedgehog): 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  le hericeon od les espinez  BOZ Cont 58
aube espine
aubespine
neire espine
neir

See also:

spine 
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