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[essor] (c.1215)
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[essor] (c.1215)

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essort, 
pl. essors  
  FEW:  *exaurare 3,261b Gdf:  essor 1 3,579b GdfC: ∅ TL: essor 3,1316 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  essor  TLF:  essor  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

s.

attack: 
( 1411 )  Ainsi que le dit maistre Simon a relaté pardecha laquelle vostre responce dessusdit nonobstant, est venu quille’ langue de la Rye, vostre subget, accompaignié de messieur Jehan Prendregest, chivaler, et de plusours autres Englois, a tresgrant essort de gens d’armes et de trait, et a prins environ le jour de Saint George, hostilement et par force, onze neifz de Flandres  Roy Lett Hen IV ii 300
grant essors
at great speed: 
( c.1215; MS: 1330-40 )  De ferrinz levers gros e fors Turnent les roes grant essors  Purg S Pat second anon 410

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