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forteresce (1155)

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

forteresce (1155)

foretresce;  fortelesce,  forteleze;  forterece,  fortereche,  fortereice,  forterescee,  forteresche,  forteresse,  forterice;  fortiresse;  fortres,  fortresce,  fortresse;  forturesce,  forturesse;  (forcelesce (l. fortelesce) fortelsce (l. fortel[e]sce)  i 738 forteressese  iii 826 forteteresce (l. forteceresce, forte(te)resce?)  iii 541 foteresce (l. fo[r]teresce)  iii 729-30 foteresse (l. fo[r]teresse)  iii 729-30)  
  FEW:  fortis 3,733a Gdf:  forterece 4,99c GdfC:  forterece 9,643a TL: forterece 3,2160 DEAF: DMF:  forteresse  TLF:  forteresse  OED:  fortress n.  MED:  forteress(e n.  DMLBS:  forteressia 989c

Because of the similarity of 'c' and 't', there is inevitably some overlap with forcelet and fortelet

s.

1fortress, fortified stronghold
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  cele terre guerpireient, Kar le pais ne conuisseient Ne fortelesce n'i aveient  4108
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Car les citez sont degastees, Fortelesces acraventees  14074
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  A chascun Cristien ki volt les forcelesces (l. fortelesces) al diable abatre cuvent ke ait Jesu Crist a duiur e si il est letré, k’il face buisine des Seintes Escriptures  ii 20
( 1364 )  avoec toutes honures, seignuries, et justices, chastiaux, fortereches, et toutes autres choses appartens et attenans a la dite conte et chastiel  iii 750
( 1366 )  Item, come la fortiresse de la Jarrie de Amys ad este faite pur le temps du guerres  iii 811
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  quar il en y atant de si beaux chasteulx, si grantz forteressez et si hautez meisons et fortez et que sount si honestment apparaillez  32.33
fig.protection, support
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  Si as chevalers surd destresce, Ke il (=the leaders) lur seyent fortelesce  3816
( 1392-93 )  Qe plese considerer as honours et profitz, et auxi as grantz forteresse et defense du dit roialme encontre les enemys  iii 305
2force, strength
( s.xiv2; MS: c.1400 )  par aventure il sera vew a ascune poair estre, ce que nous avaunt nomez forteresse, mes non est forteresse (M.E. strengthe) (Latin: fortitudo)  64.14

See also:

forcelet  fort1  fortece  fortelet  fortification 
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