esperance (s.xii1)
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esperance (s.xii1)

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[ FEW: 12,166a sperare; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 9,541a esperance; TL: 3,1179 esperance; DEAF:  esperer (esperance); DMF:  espérance; TLF:  espérance; OED:  esperance n.; MED:  esperaunce n.; DMLBS: 3153c speratio ]
asperance;  espeiraunce,  esperaunce,  espoirance,  espoiraunce,  essperance  65rb31  

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1emotionhope: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) li Sire est esperance de lui  48.13.10
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  El ceel unt esperance De regner senz dutance  1299
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Jo n’ai esperance fors en Deu  1711
♦intention: 
( 1321 )  l'esperance que nous avons de purchacier meisme l'yle  760
( 1435 )  et serons, comme nous avons esperance, recognoissans si amplement gracieusement, que n’aurez cause de vous douloir  435
estre en esperance
1to be waiting, expectant: 
( 1267; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  ces k’en peyne sunt en esperaunce Unt par ly del[i]veraunce  107r2
aver, mettre (sun (etc.)) esperance en
1to place one's hope in: 
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  En Deu aies bone esperance. Ne perdras rien qu’aies voé  808
( c.1135; MS: 1267-68 )  En toi ai m'esperance eue, Ja ne serai mais confundue  15.179 (A)
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  En Deu devum mettre esperance, Kar il nus fet deliverance  6087
sperance 
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