estrie (s.xii1/3)
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estrie (s.xii1/3)

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  FEW:  striga 12,301b Gdf:  estrie 1 3,651c GdfC: ∅ TL: estrie 3,1476 DEAF:  estrie  DMF:  estrie  TLF: ∅ OED:  stry n.  MED:  stri(e n.  DMLBS:  striga 2 3213c
 

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1orn.zool.screech-owl (which was believed to drink the blood of small children): 
( MS: s.xiii1/4 )  Hec lamia, id est estrie  38.125
( MS: s.xiii1 )  (Molochitis) L’enfant garde pur (=against) l’estrie  196.1263
( MS: s.xiiiex )  strix: estrie, (M.E. mare)  ii 166
2evil spirit: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: c.1200 )  Est[r]ie mal ne li fera Ki a sun col la portera  246.1307
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  e quel mestier il (=the seven deadly sins) servent en la court del malfee; qi sunt mariez a cels seet estries et pur quei il sunt mult a hair  143.21
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