espiet (s.xii2/4)
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espiet (s.xii2/4)

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  FEW:  *speot 17,179a Gdf:  espiet 3,529a / espiot 3,533a GdfC:  espiel 9,544b TL: espiet 3,1203 DEAF:  espiet  DMF:  épieu  / espiet  / espiot  TLF:  épieu  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
epoi;  espai;  espé,  esped,  espee,  espei,  espeie;  espié,  espied,  espier;  espoi,  espoie; 
pl. espeiz  

The different variant spellings of this word have a considerable overlap with espee1 ('sword'), making the two words difficult to differentiate.

s.

1weaponsmil.spear, lance: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Duna cuivres, duna escuz, Ars e espiez bien esmoluz  10610
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  El cors li mis mun espiet une feiz  3456
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Brandi sunt li espied, destoers li gonfanun  1502
( MS: s.xiiiin )  venabulum: espei  i 378
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  li ours [...] cop d’espee ne d’espier Avisonc ne poet redouter  11816
( MS: s.xiii )  Deerant tela, iacula, gladii, quorum nomina in istoriis veteribus reperiuntur, hec soliferea, gesa [...], simbones, verutenses gloss: (A) espais (var. (T: s.xii/xiii) fusses), clunacula [...]  i 174.84 and ii 44.84
2culin.implementbroach, spit: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Li gaianz [...] Char de porc al feu rostisseit; En espeiz en out quit partie  11483
( MS: s.xiii )  hoc veru: (P) espeye  261
( MS: c.1250 )  hec verua: espoi en quisine  i 414
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Aprés ceo k’ele (=goose) est mise sur l’espoi e quant ele est partuit cosue, si la metez al feu rostir  290.213
espeier#1  spiet  spitte  spoie 
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