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estrus (1113-19)

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

estrus (1113-19)

estros,  estrous,  estrusse,  estruz;  esturs,  esturz;  estors,  estours;  aesturs,  astrus  (esdrus  Sibile 110)  
  FEW:  extrorsus 3,335a Gdf:  estros 3,657c GdfC: TL: estros 3,1486 DEAF: DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  extrorsum 880b

a.

resolute
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  Estruz en Deu, fers e leiaus  S Greg 2102
definite, sure, hard and fast
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiiiex )  Le vermail rei tret avant, Veinz par estrusse covenant Ke le neir rei le poun prendra Ne fere fierce nel larra  Eschez ANTS 19.327
(tut) a estrus
for a fact, for sure
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Mais or quid a estrus Que [...]  Comput ANTS 631
( 1141; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Li an acurterunt E come mois serrunt, Semaines a estors Encurterunt en jurs  Sibile 947
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Mil olifanz [...] Tuit chargez de fin or e d’argent a estrus  Rom Chev ANTS 4849
( c.1185 )  sachez, amys, a estrus Ke nous sumes enfauntz frarus  Proth ANTS 11945
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Bien vus en di tut a estrus  S Clem ANTS 13361
outright, without hesitation
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  ‘U est Edmund? Dites le nus’. ‘Jo volentiers tuit a estrus’  GAIMAR1 2884
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Li prudum dist tut a estrus: ‘[…]’  Pet Plet ANTS 1285
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  Nel reqenoistrent li envious, Ainçais distrent tot [a] estrous Qe Gregoires ereit boulieres  S Greg 2788
( c.1300; MS: s.xiv2/4 )  jeo m’en irray A eux, si lour demaundray Que il sount tout a estruz  Art Love 878
completely
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1200 )  cest secle perdrunt e pus Deus a estrus  GUISCH 197
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Si vus ne la venkés a estrus, La maladie venquira vus  Pet Plet ANTS 745
absolutely, at all costs
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Pur nul travail ne volt lesser, Tut a estrus i volt aler Pur faire la le Deu mester E pur la dame enterrer  S Modw 7090
par estrus
absolutely, at all costs
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  par estrus saveir voldra Qu’il est qui pur lui combatu a  Gui War 8919

See also:

strus 
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