1thickly, abundantly:
(
c.1300;
MS: s.xiv2/4
)
[...] Vy voler, com fount tenceles Hors de feu espescement Kaunt home remue reddement Des tisounz pur en oster La fumee d’avoir feu cler
227
(
1343-50
)
Commencent a trere si espessement come grisil chiet en yver
77.4
♦
bot.
(of vegetation growing) abundantly, in a lush manner:
(
c.1185
)
Mainte herbe i aveit vertuose, Ki mult flereent ducement En cel pais espessement
2922
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: c.1300?
)
si [vait] vers orie11e [...] Lingne et stuple i unt al fu, fein asez as jument, Cuverture a maisuns i cret espessement
31
2in great numbers, large groups:
(
s.xii3/4;
MS: s.xiv2
)
Morent ly chevalers par les rengs bien sovent, Palment cil bacheler par le champ espessement
3199
(
s.xiii4/4;
MS: 1307-15
)
bestes morurent espessement
88
(
c.1230;
MS: s.xiiim
)
Li autre evesque ensement I venent mult esspessement
7094
(
c.1275;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
la compayngnye Se assembla communement, Kar tuz vyndrent espessement E amunta a cynk myle
1700
(
s.xivin;
MS: 1312-40
)
[..] si les decouperent e ocistrent espessement
17.37-38
3often, frequently, a lot:
(
s.xiiiin;
MS: s.xiii2/4
)
Cele oi parler espessement De seint J. entre la gent
6939
(
s.xiii1;
MS: s.xiiim
)
Mais nus veuns espessement [...] plusours ki [...]
i 32
4completely, fully and intensely:
(
c.1135;
MS: 1267-68
)
As verges fu, el grief forment, Sa char navree espessement
21.272 (A)
(
s.xiii1;
MS: s.xiiim
)
[B]eneit sunt cil ki les cumandemenz Deu plus espessement
(ed. esp[r]esseent) tenent [...]
ii 14
(
c.1230;
MS: s.xiiim
)
Envers la dame mult entent E la regarde mult suvent; Cum plus l’avise apessement
(var. espessement) Plus la cunuist certeinement
6895
(
c.1275;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
La fame espessement encrust
6311
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