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espirement1 (s.xii2/4)
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espirement1 (s.xii2/4)

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esperement  
  FEW:  exspirare 3,320a Gdf:  espirement 1 3,533c GdfC: ∅ TL: espirement 2 3,1215 DEAF:  espirer 3 (espirement)  DMF:  espirement  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  spiramen 3160b / spiramentum 3160c

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1blowing (of wind): 
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  En cels (=caverns), par grant espirement Des ewes nessent tut li vent  Pet Phil 1491
2theol.divine inspiration: 
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiiiin )  Jo fui l’estrument E tu l’espirement Quant Deu l’espirat La u il nus format  thaon Body and Soul (C) 686
( s.xiiim; MS: s..xiiiex )  Vos ydles [...] vos firent entendre par sotil espirement que [...]  Legendary 50.20
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Fraunceys [...] plus saveyt par espyrement Ke autres par foreyngnement  S Fran ANTS 4631
( MS: s.xivm )  en toz ses fez bee a l’espirement de Deus  S Jer 3r
3influence: 
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Par sun (=the moon’s) espirement el mund Retret les ewes  Pet Phil 1465
traire espirement
to draw breath: 
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  De li (=air) viel (=vital, life-giving) espirement Treent oisels, bestes e gent  Pet Phil 1669

See also:

aspirement  espir  espirer1 
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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