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esterchir (1155)
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esterchir (1155)

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  FEW:  *starkjan 17,223a Gdf:  esterchir 3,609b GdfC: ∅ TL: esterchir 3,1389 DEAF:  esterchir 1  / esterchir 2  DMF:  esterchir  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.refl.

to stretch oneself, stand straight: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Corineus se rebraça, Esterchi sei si se molla [...] E de lutier s'apareilla  Brut WACE 1112
♦ equit. (of a horse) to rear, stand on the hindlegs: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Guillaume [...] Le cheval poinst e porsailli, Torna e pois si s’esterchi  Rom de Rou wace ii 165.7545

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See also:

esterc 
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