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estraine1 (c.1136-65)
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estraine1 (c.1136-65)

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estrainee;  estrein,  estreine;  estren,  estrene;  estrine  
  FEW:  strena 12,294a Gdf:  estrene 3,650a GdfC:  estreine 9,566c TL: estreine 3,1470 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  étrenne  TLF:  étrenne  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  extrenneum 879c / strena 3210c

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1divin.omen: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  D’autre part soloient ascuns divinours crere en sors [...] ascuns en estrenes, e es primers encontres  Mir Just 16
♦first indication, foretaste: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Estreine unt cil de lor merite, De peine dun mais n’erent quite  Salemon 2071
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Pur lur seignur unt (=the barons) grant dolur certeine: Ses enemis lur unt dunez estreine  FANT OUP 692
2favour, boon: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Ami, don[e]z moi ceste estraine (=of speaking to J.C.) En ceste vie ou tant a paine  Ross ANTS 2887
♦iron.gift, favour: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiiim )  (God) geter nos veut de la paine Ou tuit estoient par l’estreine De Adam et de Evan sa moillier  S Laur ANTS 473
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiiim )  Al nessement recevons dure estreine  Rom rom 199
♦reward: 
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Il ad fait mult que sage, il avrad bone estreine  FANT OUP 1955
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Mes jo’n (=from his lady) ai trop mal estreine Sanz l’angoisse a (l. ai?) gref turment  Rom 15 (Dd.10.31) 254.35
♦merch.finan.price: 
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  Sir, preignés a vous donques (=take the goods) et baillez moy bon estrayne  Man lang ANTS 26.1
♦earnest money: 
( MS: s.xiii )  strennus: a quo hec strenna gallice estren, anglice honsulle  TLL i 138
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xiv4/4 )  Item habetur diversitas inter estreym (strawe) et estreyn (hansel)  Orth Gall ANTS 18.L90
3beginning, first fruits: 
( MS: s.xiii )  inicia: estrene  TLL i 237
bone estraine
good luck: 
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  Dieu vous doigne bon matyne et bonne estrayne  Man lang ANTS 23.5
( 1399; MS: s.xv1 )  Damoiselle, Dieu vous doint bon jour et bonne estreine  Man lang ANTS 64.6
a, de bone estraine
1for the New Year: 
( c.1386; MS: s.xv1 )  nous vous envoions [...] ne mie pur doun, mes pur souveignance [e] a bone estrainee, a comencement de cest present an, un petite chose  Lett & Pet 325.20
2as a special favour: 
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Sis druz en la chambre la meine, Si la besa de (var. (B: s.xivin) a) bon’ estraine  Ipom BFR 5512
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Je la (=Love) prie fort q’ele se paine De moi ocire a bone estraine  Ross ANTS 2024
en bone estraine
1as a special favour: 
( 1399; MS: s.xv1 )  (haggling at the market over a purchase) Certes, je ne vous donrey plus. – Or le prennez donques en bon estrein  Man lang ANTS 62.36
2happily: 
( 1396; MS: c.1400 )  En tres bone estrine (var. estraine; estreine) Nous desjunerons  Man lang1 54
male estraine
(sign of) bad luck: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  Mult troeve ci mau destiné, Mal estrene e mal mescheaunce  Amis 998 (var. C39)
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  c’est male estreine (=for Hell) Quant ç’amount en lumiere ameine Celi ke tins en ton demaine  Ross ANTS 1594
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  (as a curse) vous m’avez malement deceu […]. Perot, de male estraine soiez vous estraygné  Man lang ANTS 35.34

See also:

straine 
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