1stature, height:
(
c.1141;
MS: s.xiii4/4
) Uns rois [...] granz iert d'estature, Beaus par esgard[e]ure,
811
(
s.xii3/4;
MS: s.xiv2
)
Il sunt hidus e noirs e de grant estature
6024
(
1214-16;
MS: s.xiv1/4
)
L’estature de ly
(=the giant) esteyt doze coutes
682
♦
body, build:
(
c.1184;
MS: s.xiiiex
)
Hum esteit de bele estature, Nent trop grant mes a mesure
199
(
s.xii4/4;
MS: s.xiii
)
(Ysolt) Que Tristran ert ben s’aparçut Par sun gent cors, par sa faiture, Par la furme de s’estature
(D) 1823
(
s.xiii2/3;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
Li clerk fu de bele estature
19.57
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