case1 (c.1136-65)
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case1 (c.1136-65)

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[ FEW: 2/i,310b capsa; Gdf: 2,83c chasse2; GdfC: 9,56a chasse2; TL: 2,299 chasse; DEAF: ∅; DMF: ∅; TLF:  châsse1; OED:  case n.2; MED:  case n.1; DMLBS: 292b cassella  ]
caase,  cace,  casse;  caas,  cas,  kas;  chace,  chas,  chase,  chasse  

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1case, box: 
( MS: s.xiii2 )  capsa: cas  i 230
( c.1337 )  pro ligacione unius cas pro cupa Prioris  534
( 1427 )  .xvij. casses de sapon, valor .liiij. s. le cas  42
( c.1433-34 )  .j. paire de grans balances covertz en ung cas de cuirboillé  C254
♦casket: 
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Vers la rivere s’en ala la meschine (=Pharoah’s daughter), Si vit la casse (=containing the infant Moses) walcrer par la ravine  (B) 1540
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  enveit de ces besanz En la chase  208.86
( 1414 )  une corporaus ové la cace de suyte  ii 8
♦capsule: 
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiii2 )  fait une casse de cire que puise clore la verrue  561
2eccl.reliquary, shrine: 
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  dalmatikes, Chasses e croiz e candelers  2257
3pile, store: 
( 1292-93 )  N. et F. aveyent en commun un caas de buche  69
case d’aguille
1eye of needle: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Plus legere chose est […] Chameil aler par mi le case D’agoille […] Ke riche el regne Deu entrer  9331-2
( 1332; MS: s.xivex )  auxi envis  (ed. enins (?)) est riches terriens seignurz d'entrer en Para[dis qe] chamaile de passer la chase de une agule  384
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