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esteiller (1121-25)
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esteiller (1121-25)

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esteiler;  esteller,  esteler;  estoilier,  estoiller,  eteiler  
  FEW:  stella 12,253a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  esteler 1 9,560a TL: esteler 2 3,1372 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  étoiler  / étoilé  TLF:  étoiler  / étoilé  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  stellare 3191a

v.trans.

astron.to fill with stars: 
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Quant li filz fait le pere, li ordres est muez: Li ciels est suz la terre, n’est un point estelez  Becket1 4825
( s.xii4/4; MS: s.xii4/4 )  S’il oust ore un tel ciel crié, E se il le poust si esteller [...]  S Cath barking 2665

p.p. as a.

astron.starry: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 ) [...] A lui qui fist cel estelet  S Brend mup 1278
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  la nuit al ciel esteilé  S Edm Life ANTS 1412
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  li cels ki est solier estelé  Joshua Sermons i 7.9
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Li esperitz [...] regne eu cel esteillé  S Aub 1017
( MS: c.1335 )  Le ciel fust estoillé saunt nue  Harley Complete iii 160.220
( MS: s.xiv1 )  en tens cler kaunt le firmament est esteilé  Receptaria 42.368
♦zool.(of animals) blazed, bearing a white spot on the head: 
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  El frunt devant sunt (=tame wolves) estelez, Cum si Deu les eust merchez  S Modw 307
♦decor.studded: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  (the walls were) D’un blanc argent burni, de fin or estelees  Rom Chev ANTS 4303
♦spangled: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Ceste char de sanc arosee Est droitement ciel apelee, Kar de son sank est estelee  Ross ANTS 491
char el ciel esteillé
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