extremité (s.xiii2/4)
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extremité (s.xiii2/4)

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[wr/gdw]

  FEW:  extremitas 3,334b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  extremité 9,588b TL: extremité 3,1539 DEAF:  estremité (extremité)  DMF:  extrémité  TLF:  extrémité  OED:  extremity n.  MED:  extremite n.  DMLBS:  extremitas 879b
estremeté,  estremité;  estrimeté;  extremitée,  extremithé  

s.

1extremity, furthest end (of an object): 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Ou l’en quise l’uve de .j. dener d’or ardant ou de aucun estrument covenable a ce faire, si que le extremité de l’uve gise sor l’or  i 197
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 ) les cheveus poi crespés enver les estrimetés signefient boen corage  342.S212.16

s.pl.

1 humananat. extremities of a person's hands or feet (fingers, toes, nails, etc.): 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 ) le malades [...] si ad les extremithés froides  i 173.25
( 1266-1300; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  le sisime (=sign of a fearful character): petites estrimetez et fiebles; le settime: l[ong]he mains et grailes  331.S167.5
♦zool.anat.extremities of an animal (claws, feet, paws etc.): 
( MS: s.xiii )  Sint etiam ibi ablucia, ubi et volatilium et ancerum et avium domesticarum entera vel exta vel extremitates gloss: extremités crebro a lixa proiciantur vel expurgentur extremitates:  i 181.61 and ii 90.61
( c.1300; MS: s.xivin )  Pernet chaels esvoegles e trehet hors lor entrayles e trenchet enveye lor extremités  ii 162
2geog.extremities, furthest reaches (of a country): 
( 1393-94 )  les extremitees du roialme, c’est assavoir Guyen, Caleys, Irland  iii 309
extremement 
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