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espés1 (1121-25)
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espés1 (1121-25)

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epais;  espees;  hespés,  hespez; 
f. espeise,  espesce,  espesse;  etpesse (l. eçpesse),  etspesse (l. eçspesse)  
  FEW:  spissus 12,198a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  espes 9,542c TL: espès 3,1196 DEAF:  espés  DMF:  épais  TLF:  épais  OED:  spiss a.   MED:  spis(se a.  DMLBS:  spissus 3164c

a.

1thick: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 ) la mer fud tant paisible Pur quei unt le curs mult peinible. Espesse fud cume palud  S Brend mup 791
( s.xii2/4; MS: c.1200 )  si il (=the blood) est trop espés, si l’atenviet  Lapid 108.XXXVIII.16
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Les ewes la ensemble vunt, E nues granz e espés (var. (R,C,D: s.xiv1/4,s.xiiiex,s.xiii2) espesces) funt  Pet Phil 1716
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  (the ass) dount le quir est si hespez  BOZ Cont 157
( MS: c.1325 )  [ …] fettis bulier ensemble de[ke] il seyt muyt etspesse (l. eçspesse)  Receptaria 115.297
♦thick, protective: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Sever fist faire un fossé De travers le pais, de lé, Sur le fossé fist un paliz Halt e espés e bien jointiz  Brut WACE 5312
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Li neir drap [...] est plus espés encontre le vent  Ancren2 171.13
♦thick, deep: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  quant le gele estoit fort e la neif espesse  BOZ Cont 118
♦thick, dense: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  un jardin espés bien foilluz e umbranz  Horn 294
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  L’espés runcerei deslacerent E vers le seint chef s’aprocherent  S Edm Life ANTS 2785
♦densely crowded: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Mult veissiez fiere asemblee, Estur espés, dure medlee  Rom de Rou wace i 261.2688
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Us (=u les) troeve plus espés lur fait un’ envaie  Horn 3425
2broad: 
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Larges espalles, espés le piz  Gui War 4581
3tight, tightened: 
( MS: s.xiii2 )  intensa: (C) espés  TLL ii 80
espés de
thick, crowded with: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  sun cors fud si enfichet De darz [...] Cum est la pel de l’heriçun Espés de puinnantes brochetes  GAIMAR1 2911
espés gute
little drop (?): 
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  guttulis: (L) espés guut  TLL ii 70
espés air
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adv.

thickly: 
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  tant espés i vunt ly dart [...] Ke l’une eschoche l’autre el cors  S Edm Life ANTS 2423
♦in great numbers: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  E li Bretun tuz tens cresseient E tant espés a lui veneient, Nes peust pas nuls huem numbrer  Brut WACE 7668
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Toz les hommes de l’ost ad fet illuec armer, E le mur aprocher e espés environer  Rom Chev ANTS 2215
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Mult espés voloent saetes  Rom de Rou wace ii 188.8159
♦ frequently, often: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Cil serveient de la cuisine, Suvent aloent e espés, Escueles portant e mes  Brut WACE 10469

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This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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