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primices (s.xii1)

The form primesce3 is a cross reference to the following entry:

primices (s.xii1)

premices;  primesces,  primicies  
  FEW:  primitiae 9,380b Gdf: GdfC:  premices 10,405b TL: premices 7,1858 DEAF:  primices  DMF:  prémices  TLF:  prémices  OED:  primices n.  MED:  primices n.pl.  DMLBS:  primitiae 2459c

Variant forms with initial pre- are common but unetymological, probably influenced by premisse (cf. OED etymology of primices n.).

s.

1agriculturalfruitbot.first-fruits, first agricultural products of a season
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  E des primices de voz blez E de toz fruiz Deu enorez  2399
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  A lui rendisez ses raisons: Dismes, primices, oblacions  712
( s.xiii4/4; MS: 1307-15 )  [...] dimes de bestes, [...] e en auost les dimes des blez, e a la feste Seint Martin les primices de chescon manere de grein  110
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  il ne tuent sulunc l’ancien custume les mues bestes en sacrefise a l’auter, ne il n’ofrent lur premices ne il ne seintefient lur premeraines engendrures  ii 1
( s.xiii2/4; MS: c.1300 )  Dunk duna l’em plus Les primesces  338
2Bibl.kinshiptheol.first-born children, eldest offspring
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  E ferit chescune chose premier engendrée en la terre d' Egypte, les primices (var. (P: s.xii4/4) premices) de tut le travail d'els es tabernacles de Cham  109.LXXVII.56
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Et ferid tut le premier engendré en la terre d’els, les primices (Latin: primitias) de tut lur enfantement  193.CIV.36
lawkinshipfirstborn offspring who have the right to inheritance and succession
( c.1270; MS: s.xivin )  Iceus de hommes achatez sont, A Deu e a l’Angnel sunt primices  849
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  E nul ne pout chaunter la chaunçun For cil cent e quaraunte e quatre mile Ki sunt achatez de tere par le saunc nostre Sire. Ces sunt cil ki ne sunt pas od femmes ordeez, Kar virgenes sunt e siwent le aignel ki les a guiez U ke il voist; e ces sunt achaté de tuz Premices a Deu e a aignel duz  2545
vin de primices
oenol.beveragenew, rough wine
( MS: s.xiiim )  les freres firent porter entr’els Plein veisel de vin de primices des tuneals  324

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See also:

primacie  primalté  primat  prime1  primement  primereintees  primes1  primesce1  primesce2  primitifs  primur 
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