estreitesce (s.xivin)
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estreitesce (s.xivin)

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[ FEW: 12,300a strictus; Gdf: 3,656c estroitece; GdfC: ∅; TL: 3,1486 estroitece; DEAF: ∅; DMF: ∅; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
 

s.

1narrow part (of a cart): 
( c.1305; MS: c.1330 )  La largesce ver munt [...] La estreitesce ver val, chinchesce e escrafonye  18
♦straitness, confinement: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Icestes deus choses partienent a clostriers […] c’est a saver estresce (var. (BN: s.xivin) estreitesce) e amertume  134.11

s.

2narrowing: 
( 1397 )  si ascunes tielx anusances des gortz, molyns, estankes [...] des passages et estroitures auncienement faitz, soient adjuggez [...] d’estre abatuz [...]  iii 371
( 1399 )  graundes damages & perdes sont avenuz par les outrageouses enhaucer et estreiture des gors  ii 115
estresce 
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