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spes1 (s.xiii1)
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spes1 (s.xiii1)

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f. spesse  
  FEW:  spissus 12,198a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  espés (*)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  spiss a.  MED:  spis(se a.  DMLBS:  spissus 3164c

a.

thick, dense: 
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiii2 ) Si vus volez faire chevousz lungs et spes, pernez une herbe [...]  Orn Dames 131
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiv2 ) [...] e sempres chait une neif spesse e grant a la manere de tuisuns  Merveilles Inde 420

[gdw]

See also:

espés1  spesse1  spissitude 
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