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escience (1113-19)
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escience (1113-19)

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essience  
  FEW:  scientia 11,308a Gdf:  escience 3,396a GdfC:  escience 9,515c TL: escïence 3,904 DEAF:  science (escience)  DMF:  escience  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  scientia 2965c

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wisdom, erudition: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Escience suelt enseingner Mondaine actiun a traiter  Salemon 275
( 1405?; MS: s.xv1 )  serra prest de vous faire service et plesance solonce ma petite escience et povere poer  Lett & Pet 364.300.5
♦ skill, experience: 
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  cil de France [...] Guarnemenz unt ki ben lor atalentent, Cevals curanz e lur armes mult gentes; Puis sunt muntez e unt grant escience  Roland 3003
♦ knowledge, science: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  unc ne fud loee Escience celee  Comput ANTS 228
sun (etc.) escience
to the best of one’s knowledge: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Pur ceo fest la Deu science A destincter, meien escience, Kar l'em la put en sei regarder Solement, sanz a autre comparer  Lum Lais ANTS 1000

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See also:

escient  escienteus  escienteusement  escientiers  science 
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