aguesce (s.xiii1)
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aguesce (s.xiii1)

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[ FEW: 24,128b acutus; Gdf: 1,169c aguesse; GdfC: ∅; TL: 1,215 agüece; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  aigüesse / agüesse; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
aguesse;  acués,  anguesce  

s.

1sharpness, acuteness: 
( MS: s.xiii1 )  aciem: (J) aguesce  255.170
( MS: s.xiii )  aciem: acués  ii 117
( MS: s.xiii )  acutiem: aguesce  ii 86
♦sharp edge: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  E par fer est entendu a (n) guesce de sutil engin  3478
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  Por ceo furent les aguesces […] des coignes rebatuz  70.691
2med.pathol.acuteness: 
( s.xiiim?; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  par l’aguesce de l’affliction  ii 31
3culin.pharm.pathol.med.pungency: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  et si aguesce de sanc est en cause […]  i 236
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