estreintier (1425)

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estreintier (1425)

  FEW:  stringere *12,305a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  estreindre (*)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
 

This hapax appears to be a portmanteau formation, combining estreindre and estreiter.

v.a.

1to narrow, reduce the width of: 
( 1425 )  les statutz et ordinances devaunt ces heures faitz et nient repellez del lever, enhancer et estreintier des gources, molyns, estankes, estakes et kideux soient tenuz et firment gardies, adjoustant a ycellez qe les justices del pees [...] deins lour office eient poaire [...] d'oier et terminer, coriger et amendier toutz yceux qe levent, enchancient ou estroitent tieux gourtz, molyns, estankes, estakes ou kydeux encountre le fourme et tenure des ditz estatutz et ordinancz  iv 293
estreindre  estreiter 
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