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estreim (s.xii3/4)

estreim (s.xii3/4)

estraim,  estrain  (estreyn  Rot Parl1 iv 239 estremy  TLL ii 57)  
  FEW:  stramen 12,285a Gdf:  estrain 3,639b GdfC: TL: estraim 3,1436 / estraine 3,1437 DEAF:  estraim  DMF:  estrain  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  stramen 3208a

s.

straw
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Ne pris pas feu d’estrain, tost fet defectiun  Horn 2445
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  porteient as herberjeries busche e fein e ewe e estreim  vegetius2 54.23
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xiv4/4 )  Item habetur diversitas inter estreym (M.E. strawe) et estreyn (M.E. hansel)  Orth Gall ANTS 18.L90
( MS: s.xiv2/3 )  Et soi avise bien qe les estreyms soient bien batuz et nettement  HENLEY2 477.17
wisp, piece of straw
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  de un estreim aluma totes ses mesons  Ancren2 18.27
straw bedding
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Quant Willealme primes nasqui, Ke del ventre sa mere issi, En un estramier fu cuchiez E en l’estraim fu sul laissiez  Rom de Rou wace i 268.2872
( MS: s.xiii )  stratoria: (A) de estraim (var. (D: s.xiii/xiv) leyt de streym; (L: s.xiiiex) de stremt; (T: s.xii/xiii) lis a terre)  TLL ii 52
estreim blanc
wheaten straw (?)
( 1390-1412; MS: s.xv1 )  pelletz, estrain blank et paile  Lett & Pet 407.15
estreim furmentel
wheat(en) straw
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  (the horse Bucephalus) ne volt suffrir frein ne seel ne poitral; Homes mangoit plus qe estreim formentail  Rom Chev ANTS 466
estreim d’orge
barley straw
( MS: s.xiii3/4 )  De l’estreim d’orge une litiere [...] De lit en lit devez estendre  Pop Med 203.1737
furche a estreim
furche

See also:

streim 
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