estrangerie (s.xii2)
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estrangerie (s.xii2)

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[wr/gdw]

  FEW:  extraneus 3,332b Gdf:  estraignerie 3,639a GdfC: ∅ TL: estrangerie 3,1441 DEAF:  estrange (estrangerie)  DMF:  étrangerie  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
estrangerye;  estraungerie,  estraungerye  

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♦ something exceptional, out of the ordinary: 
( c.1300; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Par le lou =the wolf who enters St Paul's dwelling while St Anthony waits outside apparceut tot, Ke estraungerie ly fu desc[l]ost, Tot meyntement soun hus [il] clot E clos se tynt, ne dit nul mot. Seint Antoyne [resta] par de hors  138
( MS: c.1335 ) Moises [...] comanda tot le pueple en la garde Aaron son frere e Ur. E disoit al pueple que si nul estrangerie lur survenist, qu’il alast a Aron e Ur, e il lur dirreint quanque fere devereynt  iii 48.511
♦marvel, something wondrous, special, remarkable: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  E ceo fu une estraungerye Mervyluse ke a tele vye Si povre taunt diverse gent Se mistrent sy hastivement: Riches, e gent de diverse age, Clerk e lay, jolifs e sage  1521
♦ theol. miracle, miraculous deed: 
( s.xii2; MS: c.1200 ) Por Deu, coment oirent ço li clerc et li philosophe que li seint apostele et li disciple preechierent Jhesum Christian? Turbate sunt aque eorum — totes devinrent troublés leur ewes. [...] Certes, ne fu guaires de merveille se il en furent desturbé, car ço fu grans estrangerie  482.76
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 ) Deu fet sovent estraungerye Pur ses amys, ou clergye Ne nature ne peut attayndre  1755
♦ estrangement, alienation: 
( c.1305; MS: c.1330 ) Quant Envyous vient a une mangerye, La ou il trove nule estraungerie, Il vult contrefere la grant seygnurie; Pur çoe est la terre sovent enpoverie  250
miracle de estrangerie
1theol.wondrous miracle: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Deus a le honur sun sergaunt Diverse myracles fist meyntenaunt: Par myracles de estraungerye Esclarsist la vertu de sa vye  6307
estrange#1  estrangement  estranger#1  estranger#2  estrangeté  estrangissement 
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