1
time
summer (as one of the four seasons of the year):
(
1266-1300;
MS: s.xiv4/4
)
En ver
= spring diete atempree, en amptone chaude diete et moiste, en yver grosse diete chaude et seche, en estei sutile diete froide et moiste
239.S34.24
(
1266-1300;
MS: c.1300
)
Tous li anchien philosophe l’an deviserent en .iiij. parties: ce sunt ver
= spring, estei, amptone, et yver
243.S39.2
♦
time
warm season, period of the year that covers both spring and summer (often used in opposition to ‘winter’ for the other half):
(
MS: s.xii2/4
)
Ço est en mai, al premer jur d’ested: Tutes ses oz ad empeintes en mer
2628
(
c.1136-37;
MS: s.xiiex
)
en l’ested el meis d’avril Maint chaitif mistrent en issil
3241
(
c.1165;
MS: s.xiii2
)
Ceo vint a un esté, Que bruil e pré sunt reverdi E li vergier ierent fluri ; Cil oiselet par grant duçur Mainent lur joie en sum la flur
122.58
(
c.1245;
MS: c.1255
)
S’en va ivern e vent estez. Mais checuns ki est a eise Deit penser de sa maleise [...]
1390
(
1280-1307;
MS: s.xiv1/4
)
Car quant aillors est esté, en Gales est yver
238.144
(
s.xivm
)
le jour des Innocens serra l’assemblee a fere la purveyaunce pur la marchaundie del hyver. Et le jour de seint Austyn pur le estee
36
(
1381
)
En primes qe nul hom qest mestre del dist mestier ne paye a nul stallager ne a nul altre overaunt en le stok fors .iij. d. par le jour auxy bien en estee com en yver et nyent plus
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