fortece (s.xii1)

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fortece (s.xii1)

[ FEW: 3,733a fortis; Gdf: 4,99b fortece; GdfC: ; TL: 3,2159 fortece; DEAF: ; DMF:  fortesse; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
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1strength, power
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Sunerent e turbedes sunt les ewes d'els, cunturbé sunt li mont en la fortece de lui  69.45.3
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  [Deus,] la meie fortesce (var. (B: s.xii4/4) force) tu ies (Latin: fortitudo mea tu es) ; de la lumiere drecerai mei a tei  106.LXII.1
physical strength, vigour
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  La volentez de lui nen est pas en fortece de cheval (Latin: fortitudine equi) , ne nen est pleü a lui es jambes de barun  259.CXLVI.10
fortitude, courage
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Espowentables Deus de ses saintuaries; Deus d'Israel il durrat fortesce e force a sun pueple (Latin: fortitudinem et robur populo)  116.LXVII.36
2power, force, fierceness
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  De la fortece de ta main je defailli en encrepemenz  65.38.14
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  E si parlerai la fortece de tes horribletez (Latin: fortitudinem horribilium) , e si recunterai ta grandur  256.CXLIV.6
3(of place) strength, safety, stronghold
( MS: 1155-60 )  E portas lui en la tue fortece al tuen saint habitacle (Latin: in fortitudine tua ad habitaculum sanctum)  268.15
4great deed
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Generatiuns a generatiun loerad tes uvres, e si annuncerad tes forteces (Latin: fortitudines tuas annuntiabit)  255.CXLIV.4
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