eschevi (c.1136-37)

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eschevi (c.1136-37)

  FEW:  *skapjan 17,95a Gdf:  eschevi 3,386c GdfC: TL: eschevir 3 (eschevi) 3,889 DEAF:  eschevir (eschevi)  DMF:  eschevi  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:
eschivé,  eschivi,  eschiwi;  eschewid,  eschiwid  

a.

1shapely, slender, slim
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Bel vis aveit e beles mains, Cors eschiwid, suef e plains  106
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Heingre out le cors e graisle e eschewid  3820
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  ki de amer ad cuvaitie, Dame u pucele eschevie, La (in heaven) est la bele cumpainie  2677

s.

1 one who is shapely, slender, slim
( MS: s.xiii1 )  Il en apela Gille, la bele, l'eschevie  4386
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