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espoentos (c.1135)
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espoentos (c.1135)

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  FEW:  *expaventare 3,304b Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: espöentos 3,1230 DEAF:  espoenter (espoentos)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

a.

emotion frightening, terrifying: 
( c.1135; MS: 1267-68 )  Quant uns tonoires merveillos Fu ois, mult espoentos; Tot cil qui le tonoire oirent A terre de paor chair ent  S Marg wace 51.664 (A)

[gdw]

See also:

espoentable  espoentablement  espoentaille  espoentement  espoenter  espoentissable  espoentissure  espoenture 
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