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estur1 (s.xii1/3)
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estur1 (s.xii1/3)

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estor,  estour,  esture  (atur  Plaintes Vge 100.982)  
  FEW:  *sturm 17,266b Gdf:  estor 3 3,621a GdfC: ∅ TL: estor 2 3,1413 DEAF:  estor 1  DMF:  estour  TLF: ∅ OED:  estoure n.  / stour n. 1  MED:  stour(e n. 2  DMLBS: ∅

s.

1mil.fight, battle, fray: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  En bataille e [en] estur Ja pur ren n’avra [cis] pour  Lapid 216.377
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  En estur aduré voz forces asaiez  FANT OUP 223
( s.xiii2/4; MS: c.1300 )  Ore ad iveresce [...] Tant venku l’estor Ke [...]  Serm Royal 591
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  banerez saunz numbre [...] Mururent en l’estur  LANGTOFT thiol2 408.2082
♦mil.skirmish: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Nof batailles tint as Daneis, Estre asemblers e esturs  GAIMAR1 3027
2argument, dispute: 
( 1312; MS: s.xiv1 )  Vus me dirrez en cest estur Un autre chose  Plainte Am 92
3contest, disputation: 
( s.xii4/4; MS: s.xii4/4 )  Cest estur n’est pas bien parti Que a mei sule as establi Cinquante clers bien desputanz  S Cath barking 645
4trouble, tribulation: 
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  [...] Mes k’il suffre ci un pou d’e[s]tur, En repentonce, en doul, en plur  Pet Phil 2634
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Einz k’un eyt sentu l’estur D’amer [...]  Rom 15 (Dd.10.31) 249.21
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Issy pensa [...] Ke quaunt le eust pené si fort [...] fust mys a mort. Lendemeyn esteyt le jur Ke suffryr deust cel dur estur  S Fran ANTS 7713
5mil.rank, line of battle: 
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  fist deux escheles, et en chescune eschele xl. launce, et il mesmes en le primer estour et vaunt garde  Anon Chr1 129.35
a fort estur
vigorously, strongly: 
( c.1200; MS: s.xivin )  tienent a fort estur Les plais l’eveske lur seigniur  S Osith 1457
estur champel
champel
faire estur
to cause a riot: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Coveitise lur fait embler, Occire gent, tolir, rober; Orgoil: meller e faire estor Dun trebuchent el chef de tor  Salemon 939
lever estur
mil. to do battle: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  as branz ascerins orible estur leverent  Rom Chev ANTS 2205
rendre estur a
mil.to do battle with: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Lur hardement ourent pur mur Si lur rendent estur mult dur  Brut WACE 4278
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Cil qu’il (=Alexander) consuit n’ad par arme garant. Ly citezein ly rendent un estur pesant  Rom Chev ANTS 2244
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  La (=at a ford on the Tigris) lur rendent estur (var. (P: c.1310) un estur) cum bon vassal hardy  Rom Chev ANTS 3045
tenir estur
mil. to do battle: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 ) Car s'il turnent vers vous, tendront dur estur  Rom Chev ANTS 6000
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