† estouren.
Obsolete.
Stir, tumult, war.
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society > society and the community > dissent > lack of peacefulness > [noun]
unfritheOE
unpeacea1325
unresta1382
hurling1387
tumult1412
hurlc1440
hurly-burlyc1440
unquietness?c1450
unpeaceableness?c1475
estoure1481
broilery1521
broiling1523
turmoil1526
brulyie1531
unquiet1551
troublesomeness1561
disrest1567
turbulence1598
hurly1600
turbulency1607
inquieta1684
brulyiement1718
agitation1769
dispeace1825
fudder1871
push and shove1895
1481 W. Caxton tr. Myrrour of Worlde ii. viii. 83 Fayr ladyes whiche in bataylles and in estowrs vse alle their Armes of syluer for lacke of yron.
1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos (1890) xxxix. 129 There was grete effort made, & bigge estoure, after that Eneas was come there.
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