tenvesce (c.1230)
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tenvesce (c.1230)

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tenvesse  

s.

1thinness: 
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Li venz deden les crus rebutent, E sa (= earth's) tenvesce tut derutent  1510
2volatile portion: 
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  La mer ke en un liu estait, De la chalur amerté trait, Ke la duçur tute ravist E sa tenvesse tute sechist  1612
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