espine (1121-25)
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espine (1121-25)

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[ FEW: 12,177b spina; Gdf: 3,531a espine; GdfC: 9,545a espine; TL: 3,1209 espine; DEAF:  espine; DMF:  épine; TLF:  épine; OED:  spine n. 1; MED:  spin(e n. 1; DMLBS: 3157b spina ]
apine;  epine,  espein,  esspyne  231,  etspyne (l. eçspyne)  126.435, 
pl. espinaes,  espinys  107  

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1bot.thorn: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  as gabs l’aurouent, E d’espines coronouent  1288
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  si se despoilla tot nu E pues al roncinei se mist […]. Parmi ces orties poingnantes E par ces espinaes trenchantes  4040
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  A clous le (=J.C.) afferma [...] De espines curuna  238
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiv )  Pur apine. Si fer, fust u apine seit sailli en cors u en pié u aillurs [...]  137
( MS: s.xiii2 )  sentes: (C) espines (var. (L: s.xiii/xiv) spy)  ii 76.159
♦bot.treesthorn-bush: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Candace fu bele, blanche cum flur d’espine  7751
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  mort l’ad trebuchié el tai lez une espine  1669
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Mes sul Auban i est [...] Entre espines ki va e les cailloz menu  856
( 1287-97 )  s’il eyt mester de espynes ou d’autre ramil pur fere closture [...]  137
♦bot.thistle: 
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  tribulos: (L) espines (var. (C: s.xiii2) rounces; (D: s.xiii/xiv) carduns)  ii 76.159
2zool.anat.spine (of hedgehog): 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  le hericeon od les espinez  58
neire espine
neir
spine 
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