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blasmer (1113-19)

blasmer (1113-19)

blasmier;  blamer  
  FEW:  blasphemare 1,403a Gdf: GdfC:  blasmer 8,329c TL: blasmer 1,992 DEAF:  blasmer  DMF:  blâmer  TLF:  blâmer  OED:  blame v.  MED:  blamen v.  DMLBS:

v.trans.

1to blame, reproach
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  L'abés surrist e les blasmat, E pur mult fols les aesmat  S Brend mup 1049
( 1150-70; MS: s.xii4/4 )  Ne la blam pas s’ele m’oblie  Trist thomas2 150
( s.xiiiex; MS: c.1300? )  Si null la blame, par li seit amendé  Burch1 6
( 1313-14 )  L. suffrit le breve abatre et fust mult blamé  YBB Ed II vii 75
( 1340 )  Et fu blamé de ceo q’il dit q’el fu prest d’estre entendant  YBB 14-15 Ed III 63
to criticize (as incorrect)
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Saceiz, çoe est vilainie, E sil tenc en folie [...] nule ren blasmer Se il nel set amender  Comput ANTS 129
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  saint escripture [...], hom ki ne l’entent, Ki.n fait escarnement, Cil blasme ceo que dit, Cumme cigonie vit  Best ants 2661
( 1306 )  B. blama la avowerie [...] pur çoe q’il dit qe par les primers paroles de lour advowerie semble qe I. ne lour paya renz  YBB 33-35 Ed I 343
2to accuse
( s.xii )  si le mort meime akun en retast ainz k’il murust, le viscunte doit celui atacher ki est blasmé  Bor Cust i 13
( c.1155; MS: s.xii3/3 )  ki blasmé unt esté se escundirunt par serment  Leis Will ANTS 14.1
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  criminor: (T) blame  TLL ii 17
3to condemn, denounce
( MS: 1120-40 )  La mortel vithe li prist mult a blasmer  S Alexis1 63
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiiim )  Jo ne blame poynt lur oreysuns  Mirour Egl 48.36
lawto condemn (by judgment)
( c.1155; MS: s.xii3/3 )  si aucuns est apeled de mustier fruissir u de chambre, e il n’ait esté en ariere blasmé [...]  Leis Will ANTS 15
trover que blasmer
trover
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