estront (s.xii4/4)
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estront (s.xii4/4)

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[ FEW: 17,263a *strunt; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 9,568a estron; TL: 3,1486 estront; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  étron; TLF:  étron; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
estrun,  estrunt;  estrunc;  estrume  

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1piece of excrement, turd: 
( s.xiii2/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Dur e blanc estrunt de chen Od cler mel destemprez bien  832
( MS: c.1250 )  Hec muscerda, estront de soris  i 418
( MS: c.1250 )  hec boculla: estront de beof  i 425
♦coll.dung, excrement: 
( MS: s.xii4/4 )  A seur chie en fosse qui se tient a pel; e si li pel ront, si charra en l’estront  9.213
( c.1300; MS: s.xivin )  A meme ceo vaut la poudre d’estront de l’asne  ii 155.86
( 1347 )  un gaunt plein de estrun envolupé en une touaile  ii 186
tront 
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