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nettesse (s.xiii2/4)
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The form netesce is a cross reference to the following entry:

nettesse (s.xiii2/4)

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nettesce,  nectesce,  netesce,  netesse  
  FEW: ∅ Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

This form appears to be entirely unattested elsewhere. It may be possible to read some of the –sce variants as –sté and so link them to the article for netteté but the –sse variants cannot be so altered.

s.

cleanliness, purity: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  esguardez el mirur: Tut i verrez vostre figure, Vostre nettesce, vostre ordure  Mirur2 192
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  verraie charité ke est clarté e nettesce de quer  Ancren2 154.23

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See also:

net1  nettee  nettement1  nettement2  netter  netteté  nettoier  netture 
This is an AND2 Phase 4 (N-O/U-P-Q) entry. © 2013-17 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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