estencele (s.xii1/3)
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estencele (s.xii1/3)

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[ FEW: 11,311b scintilla; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 9,560b estencele; TL: 3,1374 estencele; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  étincelle; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: 2968c scintilla ]
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1spark: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Crisolitus est nom de pere De mut reluisante manere; Semblable est a or la purnele, Issi cum ce fust estencele  221.538
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Suz les muls des caillous levent les [es]tenceles  6184
♦ fig. spark, small but significant sign or omen: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  pur ceo meynt humme apele Cunscience icele estencele  2634
sentele#2  tencele 
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