esqueste (1258-59)

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esqueste (1258-59)

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  FEW:  quaerere *2/ii,14909 Gdf:  esqueste 3,558a GdfC: TL: esqueste 3,1273 DEAF:  esquerre 2 (esqueste)  / enquerre (esqueste)  DMF:  esqueste  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:
equeste  

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1 inquest, inquisition
( 1258-59 ) Justices erranz deshoremes ne amercient les vilees en lur eire pur ceo ke chescun home de .xij. anz ne venge as esquestes fetes devant coruners de mort de home ou de autre chose ke apende a la corone  475
sur esqueste(s)
1 law under inquest, investigated
( 1312; MS: s.xiv1 ) Qui mal puet fere ou ren doner, Celi vendra a manger Cum bon ami. La gent ke serront sur enquestes (var. (U: s.xiv1/4) esquestes;  (H: s.xiv1) equestes ) Serront priés a lur festes En mon lu  625 (var.)
enqueste  esquere  queste 
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