We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. By clicking 'continue' or by continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. You can change your cookie settings in your browser at any time.

Continue
Find out more
groscesse (s.xii1/3)

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

groscesse (s.xii1/3)

grossecce;  groissece  (groisesse)  
  FEW:  grossus 4,276a Gdf:  grossesse 4,368a GdfC:  grossesse 9,730b TL: grossece 4,710 DEAF:  gros (grossece) G1488 DMF:  grossesse  TLF:  grossesse  OED: MED: DMLBS:

s.

1unitlength(large) size, dimension
( MS: s.xiii1 )  D’une feve ad la grossecce E del cristal ad la blanchece  Lapid 161.113
( s.xiiim?; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  si le devez dieter de grosse diete, come des poires et de[s] coins, kar il estouperont le fons de l'estomac de lor groscesse et serront le ventrail de lor qualité  A-N Med ii 24
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  et y ad bien (=diamond) de la groisesse d’une fève  Mandeville 306
2humanmed.femalepregnancy
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Car si feme lait al col pendue Ja de groissece ni ert perchue  Lapid 61.805-6

[vcd]

See also:

gros1 
This is an AND2 Phase 2 (F-H) entry. © 2006-2008 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
groisesse