Middle English Dictionary Entry
expans adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | expans adj. |
| Etymology | L expansum, ppl. of expandere. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
expanse yeres, computations of the changes of a planet's position in single years or short periods up to 20 years (Robinson).
Associated quotations
- (c1395) Chaucer CT.Fkl.(Manly-Rickert)F.1275 : Neither his collect ne his expans yeris.
- a1450(?c1421) Lydg.ST (Arun 119)380 : The ȝeeres correct [read: collecte] and expance also.
- a1500(?1397) ?Chaucer Astr.Suppl.(Dgb 72:Benson-Robinson)45.18 : Than afterward soghte I in my tables the annis collectis et expansis, and among myn expanse yeres fond I 3 yeer.