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espinei (1190-93)

espinei (1190-93)

espinoi,  espinoie,  espinoye  
  FEW:  spina 12,178b Gdf:  espinoi 3,532b / espinois 3,532c GdfC: TL: espinoi 3,1213 DEAF:  espine (espinoi and espinoie)  DMF:  épinoi  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

s.

thicket of thorns
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  en un espez espinei, Enclos tuit d’un grant rincerei  S Edm Life ANTS 2703
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  (J.C.) charnelement en cest mund naist Cum rose de l’espinei crait  Mirur3 6912
( s.xiii; MS: c.1300 )  Aprés s’oroison voloit plus pres aler, mes il trova si aspre espinoi et le bois si espés qui celui lieu environa, que il a painnes en chatonnant sovent e a coutes et a genoulz i parvint  S Godric 45.610
corone d'espinei
Bibl. The Holy Crown, crown of thorns placed on the head of J.C during the Crucifixion
( MS: s.xivin )  Le chief lui (=J.C.) ad fait tuit sanglant corone d’espinoye  Lyric 84.42

See also:

espine  espinee  espineis  espinel2  espinoche  espinus  spinei 
This is an AND1 entry © MHRA 1977-1992: reproduced with permission. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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