espiale (1377)

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espiale (1377)

[ FEW: 17,174a *spehôn; Gdf: 3,528a espiaille; GdfC: ; TL: 3,1201 espïaille; DEAF: ; DMF:  épiaille; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
espial,  espiall,  espiaille  

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1spy, scout
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  [...] les novels queles il avoit oie de ses enemys par ses espials  36.33
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  le duke de L. sachaunt par espiale de sa fuyte  59.34
spying
( 1377 )  bones persones et loiaulx et nient suspectes d’espiaill  iii 22
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