esporon (1150-70)
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esporon (1150-70)

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

s.

1goad: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv2/4 )  il est dur de brocher contre l’esporoun  (B) 214b
♦implementequit.spur: 
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin )  (The horse) Salvage esteit, d’esporun tendre. [...] Cruels est [...] E nient dantez  267.80
( 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 )  ii pair d’esparons d’or  iv 215
( MS: s.xvm )  un payr’ des esporons, anglice sporys  90.197
( MS: s.xii/xiii )  calcaria: esporuns  ii 86
(TBD)  calcaria: esporounz  ii 128
esporons dorez
1status‘gilt spurs’, knights: 
( 1343-50 )  Des queux mortz furent trovez iiijxx et xv. des esporounes dorrez  79.6
a esporon, a esporons, a cuite d’esporon
1equit.at full gallop: 
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Puis sil vendrez succurre a cuite d’espurun  305
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  A cuilte de esporun se eslesse  4818
( c.1185 )  Le destrer broche a esporon  1170
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  Vunt s’en amdui a esperun Emvers la mer li compaignun  2094
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Il chevalche a esperun  1257
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Si s’en ala a esperon  32.132
a force d’esporon
1mil.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
cuite  sporon 
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