tresgros :: Anglo-Norman Dictionary

tresgros (s.xiii¹)

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

tresgros (s.xiii¹)

tregros

FEW: grossus *4,274a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: gros (*) DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

1very large, huge, bulky:

( MS: s.xiii¹ ) acus [...] grosciscimas: tre gros acus TLL ii 99.66

( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 ) les pames longhes et les dois ne tres gros ne tres grails Waterford busby 347.S228.8

( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 ) se les jambes sunt tres grosses, [leu]r aleure n’est [est]able ne droite Waterford busby 336.S191.4

( 1354; MS: c.1360 ) un si tresgros et si rude clou Sz Med¹ 183.12

2pathol.very swollen, bloated:

( c.1270; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) E cumença la mein e gambe destre Tut a emfler e tres gros ester S Rich ANTS M300

3(of liquid) very thick, dense:

( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 ) Et lors (=in August) comence le lait d’estre tres gros et fort a defire et grieve l’estomac Waterford busby 277.90.11

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