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espiur (s.xiii)
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espiur (s.xiii)

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espier  
  FEW:  *spehôn 17,174a Gdf:  espieor 3,528b GdfC: ∅ TL: espiëor 3,1202 DEAF:  espiier1 (espieor)  DMF:  épieur  TLF:  épier2 (épieur, euse)  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

s.

spy: 
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  entendement [...] est espiur des pecchez  Secr abernun 363
( c.1335; MS: s.xivm )  espiers qi feurent partut espiant  Anon Chr2 106
♦spy, scout: 
( MS: s.xiii )  explorator: espiur  TLL i 138

See also:

espie  espiement  espier1  spiur 
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