espus (s.xii1)
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espus (s.xii1)

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  FEW:  sponsus 12,211b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  espos 9,548a TL: espos 3,1242 DEAF:  espos  DMF:  époux  TLF:  époux  OED:  spouse n.  MED:  spous(e n.  DMLBS:  sponsus 3169a
epus;  espos,  espous,  espoux,  espuz;  eçspus  ii 105,  espeuz  ii 1083  

s.

1kinshipstatusbridegroom, husband: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) [...] cume espus eisanz de sa chambre  52.18.5
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Les nobles dames de la terre [...] vont querant lor peres Ou lor espos ou filz ou freres  ii 219.8960
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1200 )  L’hom ne veit sa moiller ne la moiller l’espus  208
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Ki n’at le gué de pucelage Par punt d’espus guart sei de rage  2407
♦theol.kinship(in religious context) bridegroom, husband: 
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  Savoies tu qe Deus de mei Vot faire espous de seinte iglise?  1485
tenir a espus
1theol.kinship(with reference to Christ) to take as a husband, marry: 
( MS: 1120-40 )  Oz mei, pulcele! Celui tien ad espus Ki nus raens[t] de sun sanc precius  66

a.

1kinshipmarried: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  [...] si il fust monie [...] ou homme espus  73.3
nun espus
nunespus
spus 
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