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estabilité (s.xii1)
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estabilité (s.xii1)

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estabilited,  estabilitez  
  FEW:  stabilis 12,222a Gdf:  estableté 3,584a GdfC:  stabilité 10,712a TL: estabilité 3,1322 / stabilité 9,1040 / stableté 9,1041 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  estabilité  TLF:  stabilité  OED:  stability n.  MED:  stabilite n.   DMLBS:  stabilitas 1 3175c

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firmness, solidity: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  fundas la terre sur la sue estabilited  Oxf Ps ANTS 104.103.6
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Pere (=stone) signifie [...] Ferm estabilité U Deus nus ad posé  Best ants 1509
♦steadfastness, dependability: 
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  force e estabilité me doinst il (=God), cum cist Ki poisantz est  S Aub 660
♦stability, peace: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  E nequedent fait il al realme grant estabilitez  LANGTOFT thiol2 342.1361
en estabilité
steadfastly, permanently: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  la trinité ki regne en estabilité  Ross ANTS 4340
stabilité del lieu
eccl.monasticpermanence of abode: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  nule recluse [...] ne doit [...] vouer forske trois choses [...] obedience, chasteté et estabilité del lieu  Ancren1 4.35
mettre en estabilité
to stabilize, give stability to: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  pur mettre les Escoz en estabilité  LANGTOFT thiol2 345.1413

See also:

estableté  stabilité 
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