sentele2 (s.xiii)
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sentele2 (s.xiii)

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  FEW:  scintilla 11,312b Gdf:  scintelle 7,340b GdfC: ∅ TL: santele 9,164 DEAF:  scintelle  DMF:  scintille  TLF: ∅ OED:  scintil n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  scintilla 2968c
centel,  centele,  centille;  cintele;  sentelle;  sintelle,  scencele (l. scentele)  

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1 spark, fiery particle: 
( MS: s.xiii )  scintille: de sentele  ii 120.68
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  cintille: (L) sentelle (var. (D: s.xiii/xiv) centel)  70.68
( 1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Car du sintellle q’est petite Sovent naist un grant feu soubit  10959
♦ fig. spark, small but significant sign or omen: 
( c.1270; MS: s.xivin ) Ke eust une scencele (l. scentele) de vostre amur E puis le vousist si garder Ke tutdis crust de jour en jour  100.978
( 1310-11 )  si vous veetz nule centille de peril qi nous puisse ave[n]ir en la dite duschee par voie maliciouses  iv 146a
estencele#1  sentellet  tencele 
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