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espundre (s.xii1/3)

espundre (s.xii1/3)

espondre,  esponer,  espoundre;  expondre,  exponer,  expouner,  expundre;  (aspundre,  enspundre ),
(p.p. espoté  S Jean-B 69)  
  FEW:  exponere 3,312b Gdf:  espondre 3,545b GdfC: TL: espondre 3,1239 DEAF:  espondre  DMF:  espondre  TLF: OED:  expound v.  / expone v.  MED:  expounen v.  DMLBS:  exponere 860c

v.trans.

1to explain, interpret
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Ki ceste pere portera, Ja sunge mal ne li fera: Ignelepas que il l’orra, Senz mençunge si l’espondra  Lapid 253.1538
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Si cum es livres est espuns Dunt li prodom unt la memoire  GAIMAR1 3232
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Uns mestres li espunst a cui el le (=dream) mustra  Becket1 173
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  cuntat tute la fable avant, Puis la alat tute espunant  S Clem ANTS 11612
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  espunderuns ço ke escrit avuns  Joshua Sermons ii 25
( s.xiv1; MS: c.1361 )  si exponerent (Latin: exposuerunt) il a lui […] la voie de nostre Seignor  Actes (A) 370d
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  [...] en lisaunt et en esponaunt Seinte Escripture  TREVET Cron1 240.3
( 1417 )  Les quelles record et processe [… leeuz et exponez en Engleis  Rot Parl1 iv 108
2to mean, signify
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin )  N’est clerc, S’il n’est corouné. Et cest noun ‘clerc’ ‘sorti’ (=chosen) espount  Corset ANTS 625
3to fulfil
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Bien avez aspunt [...] Ta premesse del comensement De saver de chescun sacrement  Lum Lais ANTS 8813

sbst. inf.

explanation, exposition
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  Aiés les (=explanations, etc.) en memorie a l’espundre de l’estorie  Joshua Sermons i 9

See also:

respundre1 
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