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assenser1 (1113-19)

assenser1 (1113-19)

assencer;  asenser,  asensier;  acenser;  ensencer,  ensenser,  ensensir  
  FEW:  assensus 25,520a Gdf:  assenser 1 1,435b GdfC: TL: assenser 1,581 DEAF:  sens (assenser)  / sens (ensenser)  DMF:  assenser  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

v.trans.

1to advise
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Femes se deivent dementer, Mais vos vos devez conforter E toz nos devez assenser  Rom de Rou wace ii 10427
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Ainz volenters vus assensereie, Se jo assenser vus purreie; Sovent avient que d’estrange gent Avien grant assensement  Gui War 9423-24
( 1328 )  […] de ensensir le Roi et son Conseil le quel meulz seroit […]  Corr Lond 324
to guide, lead
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  il n’unt ki assenst lur vie  Mirur2 254
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Lors m’est le quors com encensé Et a ce voiloir ensensé  Ross ANTS 2884
to inform, tell
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiiim )  pur quele resun voleit Deus plurer? [...] Ki me set ensenser?  Reimpredigten 134.66
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Unc nul home ne pout trover Que rien li seust asenser De sun seignur qu’il alad querant  Gui War 7846
2to instruct, teach
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Que ren ne set cuncter Pur nul hume asenser  Comput ANTS 246
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  vuldreie que tant seussent Dunt autres bien asenser peussent  S Clem ANTS 10982
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  moi selt […] Edefier e asenser  Dial Greg SATF 11029
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  […] K’il se mettent laundroit en l’eire La gent asenser demaleire De Deu amer e a droit creire  S Aub 265rubr
( MS: s.xiiiex )  (the poet will write his song for inexperienced lovers) Dunt se porrunt aviser, E pur tels genz redrescer, Rebaudir e assenser E d’amur reconforter  Rom 15 (Dd.10.31) 251
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  En la cyté – ke est dyte Ortense – Le lyvre latin issy assense Un enfaunt fu […]  S Fran ANTS 5364
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  queux regardent au solail de sa doctrine par ki homme est assensé sanz encluyner de l’uyl  BOZ Cont 60

p.p. as a.

learned, wise
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  cil ki senz lui aprendrunt Ja bien asensé ne en serrunt  S Clem ANTS 8366
trained
( 1302-05 )  por ce que les deux girfauks sont assentuz a voler ensemble a heiron, vous mandoms que vous ne les facez mes voler a heiron, ainz les affetez por la grue  Lett Ed I 12.7

See also:

asener  asen1  enseigner  senser1 
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