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potence (s.xii1)

potence (s.xii1)

 
  FEW:  potentia 9,253a Gdf:  potence 6,340a GdfC:  potence 10,387b TL: potence 1 7,1652  / potence 2 7,1653 DEAF:  potence  DMF:  potence 1  / potence 2  TLF:  potence  OED:  potence n.1  / potence n.2  MED:  potence n.1  / potence n.2  DMLBS:  potentia 2368c

s.

1power, might, strength
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  e salva els pur le suen num, pur ce qu’il coneude fesist la sue potence (var. (P: s.xii4/4) puissance) (Latin: potentiam)  Oxf Ps1 158.CV.8
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Iluec debrisa les potences des arcs, escut e glaive e bataile  Oxf Ps ANTS 86.75.3
2implementcrutch, staff with a crosspiece to lean upon
( MS: s.xiii2 )  hoc podium: potence  TLL i 379
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  Fouke [...] se vesty meyntenaunt, e prist un grant potence en sa mayn, e s’en ala hors a la porte [...]. Vet clochaunt de le un pee, apuant tot le cors a le grant potence  Fouke ANTS 29.14 and 16

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See also:

poable  poance  poant  poantment  podestat  poer1  poer2  poeros  poeste  poesté  poestif  poestivement  possible  possiblement  possibleté  potent  potestat  potestatem  pouaille  pussablement  pussance  pussant  pussantment  pussaument 
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potence