1contemptible, worthy of scorn:
(
c.1136-65;
MS: c.1200
)
(monks:) Ki cest falx secle guerpi unt, E manantie escharnissable Pur la richesce pardurable
11155
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: s.xivin
)
(a lady spurns her king’s seduction in vain:) Ne fut ceo escharnissable merveille, qar ele ne fut unqe digne de estre sa baisse
284.19
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