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aruser1 (s.xii1)
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aruser1 (s.xii1)

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aroseer,  aroser,  arouser,  arousser;  enroser,  enruser,  enrusir;  eruser,  esrouser  (aroiser)  
  FEW:  *arrosare 25,339b Gdf:  enrouser 3,224a / esroser 3,562c GdfC:  aroser 8,188a TL: aroser 1 1,544 / enroser 1 3,503 / esroser 3,1282 DEAF:  aroser  / aroser (esroser)  / rosee (enroser)  DMF:  arroser  / enroser  / esroser  TLF:  arroser  OED:  arrouse v.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1to water, moisten, irrigate: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  cume gutes arusanz (Latin: irrorantes) la terre  Camb Ps 125.LXXI.6
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Par ces veines (=in the ground) l’ewe s’enserre, E aruse la secke terre  Pet Phil 390
( c.1259; MS: c.1259 ) Le Nil ki s’espant e aruse tute Egipte e la fait plentive  Iter paris 182
( c.1285; MS: c.1312 )  au semer qe la terre seit un poy enrosee  HENLEY2 322
( c.1285; MS: c.1312 )  E vos fens qant sunt esparpliez e un poy aroseez dunqe est sesun q’il seient reversez  HENLEY2 328
( MS: s.xiv2 )  Et jeo moy fis piscines des eawes qe jeo poesse eneawer (var. (B: s.xiv2) pur aroseer) moun bois des arbres burgeounauntz (var. (B: s.xiv2) les bois germinauntz)  Bible hackett 196vb
2to pour water over (and wash): 
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  D’ewe freide l’ad arusee  S Gile1 1615
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  aroiser le pavement entor le malade de ewe froide  A-N Med i 191
( c.1285; MS: c.1312 )  si vos birbiz unt la maladie de vernes eles seient ben aroseez  HENLEY2 380
3to (be)sprinkle, make wet with liquid (other than water): 
( 1163-70; MS: s.xiii2 )  Li sancs en sun liu tost se mist, Si arusad les chaitifs os  S Edw barking 5432
( s.xiii1; MS: c.1300 )  pernez eble e le coperun del suu, e arosez ces dous choses ben od vin, e ostez le jus  Textes Scientifiques 58.24
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Lors t’arosoit (=J.C.) sour sanguine  Ross ANTS 480
♦ to (be)sprinkle, make wet (with tears): 
( MS: s.xiii2/4 )  A la tumbe quant jeo vendrai, Od mes lermes la ruserai (l. l'aruserai)  Dulcis Digby 30
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Des lermes k’il espant est sa face arusee  S Aub 515
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Cist mot devroit mon coer detraire Et aroser tot moun viaire  Ross ANTS 2260
( MS: s.xivin )  De plurs sa tumbe aruserai  Dulcis Harley 29
4 to (be)sprinkle, strew, scatter over: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Tu arouseras mei de ysope  Oxf Ps ANTS 72.50.8
( s.xiim; MS: s.xiim )  Tu arousseras mei de isopo  Arun Ps 52

v.refl.

s'aruser de
to sprinkle oneself with: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Un dieu soloient aorer [...] Hommes vis li sacrefioient, Du sanc de l’omme s’arosoient  Rom de Rou wace ii 315.195
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  Quant vous estes tout agreez, arusez vous de [ewe] benoite  Ancren1 13.2

p.p. as a.

1 sprinkled, made wet: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  Mult suspira e mult emfla, Espessement des oilz lerma; Lu chief lu rei en fud muidliez Si que li reis est esveilliez; Sa mein ad a sun chief levee, Sa face trova arusee  Brut WACE 14074
2geog.absorbent: 
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  (the soil in volcanic regions) est cavee E cum espoigne (=sponge) tut erusee  Pet Phil 1516

See also:

ruser1  suzaruser 
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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