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esporoner2 (1155)
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The form esperoner is a cross reference to the following entry:

esporoner2 (1155)

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esperuner,  esporuner,  espuruner  
  FEW:  *sporo 17,186a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  esperoner 9,542a TL: esperoner 3,1195 DEAF:  esperon (esperoner)  DMF:  éperonner  TLF:  éperonner  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

equit.to spur: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  son cheval a esperoné, Poinst le cheval, le frein lascha  Rom de Rou wace ii 194.8314
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  lur chevals espurunent  FANT OUP 316

v.intrans.

1equit.to spur one's horse: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Cil alout ateinnant Walwein, Esporunant, laschied le frein  Brut WACE 11818
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  A l’ainz qu’il pot espuruner s’en part de la justise  FANT OUP 783
( c.1185 )  Melander vent esperonant  Proth ANTS 9841
2to drive, apply pressure: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Kar quant li fel plus espurune Li biensuffrant plus se curune  Mirur2 3656
esporoner sur
equit.mil. to attack on horseback: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Dunc ad sur lui esperuné, Le chief li ad del bu sevré  Rom de Rou wace i 181.547

v.refl.

equit.to spur one's horse: 
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiiex )  Et si ad coilie la lance, fierement s’est esporonee  Dest Rome1 1231

p.p. as a.

1 equit. provided with spurs: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Ja ert li quens esperonez E sis chevals ert amenez, Quant li reis le fist rapeler  Rom de Rou wace ii 278.10597
2pathol.med.ulcerated: 
( MS: c.1250 )  exulceratus: redois u esperuné  TLL I 417

sbst. inf.

equit.spurring one's horse: 
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  N’esparnist pas l’espuruner, Ne le cheval le tost aler  S Gile1 1857
( MS: c.1200 )  D'espuruner pas ne se fainnent, A mut grant anguisse l'atainent  Amadas2 (G2) 53
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