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[essoignement] (c.1170)
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[essoignement] (c.1170)

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essoinement  
  FEW:  *sunni 17,275a Gdf:  essonniement 3,578b GdfC: ∅ TL: essoignement 3,1313 DEAF:  soing (esoignement)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  essoinment n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

s.

excuse for absence: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Al jor ke lor fud mis sunt venu [...] sanz nul essoinement  Horn 1741

See also:

essoigne1  essoigner  essoignour 
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