[espuier] (s.xiii)

[espuier] (s.xiii)

  FEW:  *appodiare 25,43a Gdf:  espoier 3,541b GdfC: TL: espoiier 3,1231 DEAF:  apoiier (espoiier)  DMF:  espuyer  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:
epuer;  espouer,  espuer  

v.a.

1 to prop up, support
( MS: s.xiii )  appodio: espuer  i 148
( MS: s.xiii )  Muri autem supereminentes columpnis excterius [sic] collocatis appodia[n]tur gloss: seint espoués  i 183.68 and ii 121.68
2to crowd, throng around
( MS: s.xiii )  (Dido enters the Temple with) magna iuvenum stipante (gloss: epuaunt) caterva (=crowd)  i 65
apuier 
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