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estramer1 (s.xiii2/4)
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estramer1 (s.xiii2/4)

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estrameer;  estrainer;  astramer  
  FEW:  stramen 12,285b Gdf:  estramer 3,641a GdfC: ∅ TL: estramer 3,1438 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  estramer  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  straminare 3208b

v.trans.

to strew: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  (On Palm Sunday) Si en unt le chemin estramé  Mirur2 726
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  une faude [...] estramee  (ms. astramer) chescune nuyt de litere  HENLEY2 276.c36
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Plusurs unt arbres desramé, Si en unt le chemin estramé  Mirur2 726

v.absol.

1to strew (with straw, branches): 
( c.1285; MS: c.1312 )  en vostre bercherie faceez ensement estrameer  HENLEY2 366
2to sprinkle: 
( MS: c.1300 )  Pernez canve delié e metez en une paele. Pus estramez siel sore le canve  Pop Med 316.12

p.p. as a.

strewn (with straw, branches): 
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  Quant averas mangiet, boen fait d’ester une piece et aler sueement, non pas sur dure terre [...] mais sor terre molement estramee ou jonchie  Waterford busby 242.S37.3

See also:

estreim  straminer 
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