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espoiler (c.1170)

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espoiler (c.1170)

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[ FEW: 12,201b spoliare; Gdf: 3,541b espoillier; GdfC: ∅; TL: 3,1231 espoillier; DEAF: ∅; DMF: épouiller; TLF: ∅; OED: spoil v. 1; MED: spoilen v.; DMLBS: 3166c spoliare ]

espoiller, espolier; espuiller, espuillier

v.a.

1to strip, deprive (of):

( c.1170 ) li arcevesque E. [...] out [...] Le boen arcevesque R. De l’arcevesqué espuillié 4857

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) En l’endemain vont il les rens cercher Pur espuiller les mors de lur escuz (B) 8679

2to despoil, plunder:

( a.1382 ) [...] mesouns de religioun plenerment espoliaunt 4.15

( 1402 ) desrobbé ou espoilé sur le mere iii 502

spoiler espoliacione

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