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estrainer (c.1136-65)

The form estrever is a cross reference to the following entry:

estrainer (c.1136-65)

estrener,  estrenner,  estriner  (estrever (l. estrener) estriver (l. estriner))  
  FEW:  strena 12,295a Gdf: GdfC:  estreiner 9,566c TL: estrener 3,1474 DEAF:  estreine (estrener)  DMF:  étrenner  TLF:  étrenner  OED: MED: DMLBS:  strenare 3210c

v.trans.

1to provide a foretaste of
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  De lor felonie achevee Esteit lor mort estrenee  Salemon 1334
2to favour (with a gift), reward
( 1256; MS: c.1300 )  Jadis soleint la gent De Rome comunement En chescun meis le jor premer Partut grant feste celebrer, E chescun altre estreveit (l. estreneit) (var. (G: s.xivm) estrivoit (l. estrinoit ); (C: c.1307-25) estriveit (l. estrineit )) De acun dun ki li feseit Ke bon eur Deu lur donast Tant cum cel meis durast  RAUF ANTS 523
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  tuit li bien dont nous estraine (=J.C.) En ceste vie  Ross ANTS 1289
( 1396; MS: c.1400 )  Et se la doulceur de voz yeulx Ne consente que je ay l’estraine De vostre amour, j’aurai la mort soudaine; Adonques seront finez mes jours. Estreinez moy de cuer joious  Man lang1 65
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  (as a curse) vous m’avez malement deceu […]. Perot, de male estraine soiez vous estraygné  Man lang ANTS 35.34

v.intrans.

to begin
( MS: s.xiii1 )  inicio: (B) estrener  TLL i 237
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  iniciari: gallice dicitur estrener et entamer  TLL i 393
( MS: s.xiv1 )  initior: (A) estriner et estamer  TLL i 390
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