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space (s.xii4/4)

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  FEW:  spatium 12,144a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  espace (*)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  space n.1  MED:  space n.  DMLBS:  spatium 3144c

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1space, area, zone: 
( s.xiii4/4; MS: 1307-15 ) E com ben des space aveient ces reaumes jeo le vus dirrai: Tote le erceveschee de Cantorbirie e le evesché de Roucestre ki est ore, fu le reaume de Kent [...]  Reis Engl1 42
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm ) il [...] parti entre eux space de terre  TREVET Cron1 250.26
♦interstice, interval: 
( MS: s.xiii/xiv ) debitis intersticiis: (L) deu spaces  TLL ii 74.157
2timelength of time, period: 
( s.xii4/4; MS: s.xii4/4 ) Al sergant humblement prie Qu'il li doinst space d'urer  S Cath barking 2553
♦respite, delay: 
( 1469 ) le patron en ceo cas avera space de presenter .vj. moys aprés que il ad notice  Readings i 126.4
3pavingstone (?): 
( 1367-69 ) [...] .xl. ped' vocate lermer [...] petr' voc' spaces [...] tablement [...] parpoincoins [...] scuassheler scapulas [...] pament  TNA E101/479/30
par (la) space de
1for a distance of, as far as: 
( 1390-1412; MS: s.xv1 ) et outre ce me ameneront de ma place en la ville, et de la en lez champz par space d’une quarter d’une mile  Lett & Pet 363.299.16
2timefor a period of, as long as: 
( 1448-49 ) checun mois une foitz par la space d’une demy an  Stats ii 349
( 1452-53 ) [...] par la space de trois ans  Stats ii 367

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See also:

espace1  spacius 
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