escharsement (c.1200)

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escharsement (c.1200)

[ FEW: 3,270b *excarpsus; Gdf: 3,375b escharsement; GdfC: ; TL: 3,868 eschars (escharsement); DEAF: ; DMF:  escharsement; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
escharchement,  escarchement,  escarsement;  eschargement  

adv.

1barely, scantily
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  ne porte nul tresor fors ses despenses escharsement  250.27
barely, hardly, just about
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  Si n’i trova qe soulement Douzze par nombre escharsement  1394
( MS: s.xiv1 )  Seet pez de terre, mesuré echarsement  587
( 1373 )  les raiés ne tignent qe .xxij aunes escarcement  ii 318
in insufficient quantity
( c.1383; MS: s.xivex )  mon piere m’ad mandé argent si escarcement pur ma exhibicione en escole qe [...]  403.62
scantily accompanied
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  [...] De vint e quatre mil de gent hardie! Tant li sage Salomun aveit de gent Quant il esteit plus escharsement (var. (B: s.xiii3/4) escheriement)  (E) 12122
2meanly, stingily
( c.1335; MS: s.xivm )  le quartre de forment malement netté et eschargement mesuree  90
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  Et jeo lui riens (var. (C: s.xivex) rens) [...] sa largesce mult escarcement  16
3utterly
( c.1285; MS: c.1312 )  Ne rebinez mie trop parfunt mes qe vous pussez destrure les carduns e les herbes escharsement  320
eschariement 
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