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esté2 (1113-19)
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esté2 (1113-19)

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asté;  ested,  estee,  estei,  esteit,  estet;  estié,  estied  
  FEW:  aestas 24,229b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  esté 9,559b TL: esté 1 3,1367 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  été  TLF:  été  OED: ∅ MED:  estas n.  DMLBS:  aestas 45a

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time summer (as one of the four seasons of the year): 
( 1266-1300; MS: s.xiv4/4 )  En ver (= spring) diete atempree, en amptone chaude diete et moiste, en yver grosse diete chaude et seche, en estei sutile diete froide et moiste  Waterford busby 239.S34.24
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  Tous li anchien philosophe l’an deviserent en .iiij. parties: ce sunt ver (= spring), estei, amptone, et yver  Waterford busby 243.S39.2
♦ time warm season, period of the year that covers both spring and summer (often used in opposition to ‘winter’ for the other half): 
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Ço est en mai, al premer jur d’ested: Tutes ses oz ad empeintes en mer  Roland 2628
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  en l’ested el meis d’avril Maint chaitif mistrent en issil  GAIMAR1 3241
( c.1165; MS: s.xiii2 )  Ceo vint a un esté, Que bruil e pré sunt reverdi E li vergier ierent fluri ; Cil oiselet par grant duçur Mainent lur joie en sum la flur  marie Lais 122.58
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 )  S’en va ivern e vent estez. Mais checuns ki est a eise Deit penser de sa maleise [...]  S Edw paris ANTS 1390
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Car quant aillors est esté, en Gales est yver  LANGTOFT thiol2 238.144
( s.xivm )  le jour des Innocens serra l’assemblee a fere la purveyaunce pur la marchaundie del hyver. Et le jour de seint Austyn pur le estee  Lincoln Charter 36
( 1381 )  En primes qe nul hom qest mestre del dist mestier ne paye a nul stallager ne a nul altre overaunt en le stok fors .iij. d. par le jour auxy bien en estee com en yver et nyent plus  Bristol Red Bk ii 15
tens d'esté, esté tens
time summer (as one of the four seasons of the year): 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  enz el tens d'ested Aveient tempested E en ver (= spring) veirement Senz nul redutement  Comput ANTS 1913
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Jovenes chivalers deivent aprendre en esté tens le us e le art de noer  vegetius2 13.14
( 1278 )  la ryvere de Tyne est sale tut le plus en esté tens  Northumb 111
( 1362 )  Item, qe les cariages pur les overeines nostre seignur le roi se facent en aussi esee manere come homme purra, et en temps de estee et en autre temps covenable  Rot Parl1 ii 270
( MS: 1419 )  en temps d’estee, et nomement parentre le feste de Pentecost et le feste de Seint Bartilmew  Lib Alb 334
♦ time warm season, period of the year that covers both spring and summer (often used in opposition to ‘winter’ for the other half): 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Si com li arbres reverdist Contre l’esté tens e foillist  Salemon 7098
ivern et esté
ivern
ni ivern ne esté
ivern
surcote d'esté
surcote

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