1narrow, thin part:
(
c.1305;
MS: c.1330
)
Orguil [...] se ad fet un char de mult grant custage. ]...] La largesce ver munt outrage e folie, La estreitesce ver val chinchesce e escrafonye, Le cumble del char, ke ver val se plie, Fause humilité en orgulus signefie
18
2constraint, confinement in an enclosed space:
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: 1307-15
)
Icestes deus choses partienent a clostriers […] c’est a saver estresce
(var. (BN: s.xivin) estreitesce) e amertume
134.11 (var.)
3narrowing, reduction in width:
(
1397
)
si ascunes tielx anusances des gortz, molyns, estankes [...] des passages et estroitures auncienement faitz, soient adjuggez [...] d’estre abatuz [...]
iii 371
(
1399
)
graundes damages et perdes sont avenuz par les outrageouses enhaucer et estreiture des gors
ii 115
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estreitesce (s.xivin)