espoille1 (s.xii1)

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espoille1 (s.xii1)

  FEW:  spoliare 12,201b Gdf:  espoille 3,541b GdfC: TL: espoille 3,1231 DEAF:  espoillier (espoille)  DMF:  espouille  TLF: OED:  spoil n.  MED:  espoil(e n.  DMLBS:  spolium 3167b
espoile;  espuille  

s.

1rept.anat.zool.skin (of snake)
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  sicum tirus par sa compression e par sa confricacion pert s’espuille [...]  i 86

s.sg._and_pl.

1mil.spoils, booty, plunder, items taken from a defeated opponent
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Je m'esledecerai sur les tuens parlemenz sicume icil chi truevet multes espuilles (Latin: sicut qui invenit spolia multa)  120.118.162
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Lur espuille unt aporté E les cors al cham[p] laissé  875
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Si prenge le champ e coille ensemble les espoiles  119.18
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm ) le poeple qe out fuiz returna a trair les espoilles des occis  2957
despoille#1  espoiller  espoillerie  espoliacion 
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