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asorber (1121-25)
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asorber (1121-25)

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absorber,  asorbir,  assorber;  esorber,  essorber  
  FEW:  absorbere 24,55b / *exorbare (assorber) 3,301a / orbus 7,390a Gdf:  essorbir 3,580a GdfC:  assorber 8,216c TL: assorber 1 1,605 / assorbir 2 1,605 DEAF:  orp (assorbir)  / assorber  DMF:  essorbir  / absorber  TLF:  absorber  OED:  absorb v.  / absorpt a.  MED:  absorpt a.  DMLBS:  absorbere 9b

v.trans.

to blind: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Guillaume fist jadiz Osmont essorber, Et au conte Riouf lez deus oilz crever  Rom de Rou wace i 61.1362
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  se puis resunt pris, dunc seient essorbé  Becket1 1154
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  soudement fut essorbé De la celestiau clarté  Dial Greg SATF 12183
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  Li Dieux de cest mound asorbe cels ki l’amerount  Chev Dé 94
♦fig. to blind, close: 
( 1163-70; MS: s.xiii2 )  par tres chaste netee Out sun quoer dedenz asorbé Que il del mund rien ne veeit U il deliter se pueit  S Edw barking 3288
♦fig.to blind, mislead, deceive: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Herodes est li malfeiz Ki tut asorbet par pecchez  Mirur2 2121
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiv1 )  hom dist ke par largement doner Put hom bien soun enemy asorber  Eschez ANTS 37.572
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  li losengour absorbe le homme e le avogle  Ancren2 190.5
♦fig.to blind, dazzle: 
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  Car qui sereit tant alumez Ne fust de pecune assorbez Por qei q’il l’esperast aveir  S Greg 2434
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  li clergiez Par cuveitise sunt asorbez  Mirur2 358

v.intrans.

to go blind: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  Qui i (=into a fog) entret, tuz asorbet  S Brend mup 1650

p.p. as a.

also_fig.blind: 
( c.1184; MS: s.xiiiex )  Les oilz li firent a tort crever [...]Unze jurs fu absorbé, Seint Thomas en out pité  S Thom beneit1 1945
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiiim )  de veillesce asorbi e bosçu  Rom rom 111
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Dunt estes fols, cheitif e asorbez  Pet Phil 2803

p.p. as s.

blind man: 
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  Einsi fut par les assorbez Tote aperte la traison  S Greg 2514

See also:

absorber1  aorber  orb  orbeisun  orbetté  rasorber 
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