esporon (s.xii2/4)
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esporon (s.xii2/4)

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  FEW:  *sporo 17,185b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  esperon 9,542c TL: esperon 3,1192 DEAF:  esperon  DMF:  éperon  TLF:  éperon  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
edperun;  esparon;  esperon,  esperone,  esperoune,  esperun;  espoiroun;  esporone,  esporoun,  esporoune;  espuron,  espurun,  espiron  (D) 25.294, 
pl. esporous (l. esporons)  ii 217  

s.

1 goad: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv2/4 )  il est dur de brocher contre l’esporoun  (B) 214b
♦ implement equit. spur: 
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Reis Canabeus, le frere a l’amiraill, Des esporuns ben brochet sun cheval  3430
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Les esperuns des piez jeta  i 222.1647
( MS: s.xii/xiii )  calcaria: esporuns  ii 86.63
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Uns esperuns aveit as piez De fin or richement neelez  11041
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Sil vait a force esperunant Des esperuns de or lusant  8239
( 1423 )  .ij. pair d’esparons d’or  iv 215
( MS: s.xvm )  un payr des esporons, anglice sporys  90.197
♦ (as worthless object): 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3? )  Ja plus de tei ne quier un esperun  464
esporons dorés
1 status ‘gilt spurs’, knights: 
( 1343-50 )  Des queux mortz furent trovez .iiijxx. et .xv. des esporounes dorrez  79.6
a esporon(s)
1 equit. at full gallop: 
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  Vunt s’en amdui a esperun Emvers la mer li compaignun  2094
( c.1185 )  Le destrer broche a esporon  1170
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Il chevalche a esperun  1257
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiiiex )  Si s’en ala tut a esperon  132
a cuite d’esporon
cuite
a force d’esporon
1 mil. by main force: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Quant autre roy conquist a force d’esperon, Il (=Nectanabus) se combaty par constanlacion  50
ferir des esporons
ferir#1
ficher des esporons
ficher
tendre a, de esporon(s)
tendre#3
cuite  sporon 
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