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leesce1 (s.xii1/3)

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

leesce1 (s.xii1/3)

laesce,  laesse;  ledece,  ledesce,  ledice;  leesche,  leece,  leescie,  leesse,  leice,  leiesce,  leise;  lesce;  lethece,  letice;  liesse  (lease  GAUNT2 ii 369 liesce  Lett Rois 279 loece (l. leece)  Roy Lett Hen IV i 19)  
  FEW:  laetitia 5,129b Gdf:  leece 4,753 GdfC: TL: lëece 5,300 DEAF: DMF:  liesse  TLF:  liesse  OED: MED: DMLBS:

s.

emotionjoy, gladness
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Qui ceste pere portera, E tençonus tuz tens serra, [Ne] ja leesce nen avra  Lapid 254.1566
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Aportedes ierent en ledece (var. (C: s.xiim) leece) e en esjodement, serunt amenedes el temple del rei  Oxf Ps1 61.XLIV.17
( MS: 1120-40 )  Unches en Rome nen out si grant ledice Cum out le jurn as povres ed as riches Pur cel saint cors qu'il unt en lur bailie  S Alexis1 536
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Comment laschot il donc les freins De son courage en sa laesce?  Dial Greg SATF 9948
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  qant August aprés vendra, En grant leesce  GOWER Mirour 18296
( 1396 )  pour tresgrant aise et leice de mon cuer  Lett Rois 276

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See also:

esleeceable  esleecement  esleescer  2  leement2  leescer  leesté 
This is an AND2 Phase 3 (I/Y-M) entry. © 2008-2012 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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