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estrescer (c.1136-65)
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estrescer (c.1136-65)

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estrescier,  estrecier,  estrecher;  estresser,  estressier  
  FEW:  *strictiare 12,296b Gdf:  estrecier 3,647b GdfC: ∅ TL: estrecier 3,1466 DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1to narrow: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Les ostz passent outre quant tant sunt (=waters of the Tigris) estrecees  Rom Chev ANTS 2851
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  commun chemin qe nul ne porra trestourner ne estrescer  BRITT i 285
2to restrict: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Tes eires n’erent estreciet Ne pur nul corre corociet  Salemon 3353
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  a la foiz put homme enlarger le doun et acune foiz estrescer  BRITT i 254

v.intrans.

1to become narrower: 
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  li vaissels devers les funz estrechad  Liv Reis1 127
2to diminish, grow less: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Si vostre fei veit estresçante, Tant que ele voise defaillante [...]  S Jean ANTS 591

v.refl.

to grow shorter: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  En mi mai quant la noet s’estresce  Ross ANTS 4774

p.p. as a.

constricted, obstructed: 
( 1333-35 )  De chymyn estressé u estopé  Bortreming 247

See also:

estreiter 
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