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estront (s.xii4/4)
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The form estrun is a cross reference to the following entry:

estront (s.xii4/4)

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

s.

piece of excrement, turd: 
( s.xiii2/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Dur e blanc estrunt de chen Od cler mel destemprez bien  Nov Chir ANTS 832
( MS: c.1250 )  Hec muscerda, estront de soris  TLL i 418
( MS: c.1250 )  hec boculla: estront de beof  TLL 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  Prov vil 9.213
( c.1300; MS: s.xivin )  A meme ceo vaut la poudre d’estront de l’asne  A-N Med ii 155.86
( 1347 )  un gaunt plein de estrun envolupé en une touaile  Rot Parl1 ii 186

See also:

tront 
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