espeschier (s.xii1)

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espeschier (s.xii1)

[ FEW: 8,335b *pettia; Gdf: 3,518b especier 1; GdfC: ; TL: 3,1169 especier; DEAF: ; DMF: ; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
 

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( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  E si cureient forseneement, querant la meie aneme, e espeschant mals a mei parlowent agueiz (Latin: investigantes mala mihi loquebantur insidias)  65.XXXVII.12
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  [...] Pur mieuz enquerre e espeschier, E sa malice mieuz cerchier  2287
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