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geste3 (c.1292)

geste3 (c.1292)

 
  FEW: Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF: DMF: TLF: OED:  guest n.  MED:  gest n.  DMLBS:
ls(loanword: M.E. )
le

s.

guest (?)
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  voloms qe chescun respoigne pur soen hoste qe il avera herbergé plus de deus nuytz ensemble, issi qe la premere nuyt soit tenu pur estraunge cum uncouth, le autre nuyt geste (var. (M: s.xivin) com kouz), et la terce nuyt oune hyne (=hoghenine, (his) own kind)  BRITT i 49

[vcd]

See also:

gesthous 
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