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demonstrer, demostrer, demoustrer; desmustrer (demoster, demoutrer)

FEW: demonstrare 3,38a Gdf: demonstrer 2,501b GdfC: demonstrer 9,301b TL: demostrer 2,1390 DEAF: demostrer DMF: démontrer TLF: démontrer OED: demonstrate v. / demonstre v. MED: ∅ DMLBS: demonstrare 607b

v.trans.1to demonstrate, prove by showing ♦ to show, prove, lay before (a court, etc.) ♦ to maintain, aver 2to explain, show 3to show, reveal ♦ to reveal, make known 4to open (eyes) ♦ to open, unlock 5to betoken, signify
v.absol.to make a count, set out a case
v.intrans.to turn out to be ♦ to come true (of dreams)
v.refl.1to reveal oneself, make oneself known ♦ to show oneself ♦ to appear ♦ to show, prove oneself to be ♦ to reveal one’s character 2to be legible 3to open, begin
p.pr. as a.apparent, visible

v.trans.

1to demonstrate, prove by showing:

( c.1150; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) Demustrast par sa pieté Qui dignes fust de l’evesché S Nichol wace 141

( 1267; MS: c.1300 ) Bien devum Jhesu Crist amer, Ke cele joie nus veut doner Si nus la joie desirum, E par nos fez le demustrum Lum Lais ANTS 13886

♦lawto show, prove, lay before (a court, etc.):

( 1275 ) Estre ceo, demostre la communalté des Jeus k’il lor covient a force [...] k’il achatent plus cher ke un krestien King’s Bench iii.cxiv

( 1292 ) yl covent demustrer par akun especyalté de fet ke cele tere est partable YBB 20-21 Ed I 323

( MS: c.1310 ) est somons a demoustrer par quel droit il demaunde comune [...] Nov Narr 185

( 1317 ) Dunqe demustrez l’especialté YBB Ed II xxii 26

( 1332 ) A la reale majestee demonstrent en suppliaunt G. [...] et M. [...] qe come le chastel apartient [...] Rot Parl² 221

♦to maintain, aver:

( 1174-75; MS: s.xii^ex ) Se rien i ad de mesprisun [...] U nul le voille demustrer vers mei en sun language, Veez me ci en vostre curt prest de pleier mun guage FANT OUP 56

2to explain, show:

( 1113-19; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) Mais ore demusterum Que seit nuit par raisun: Nuit est tute plenere La u nen at lumiere Comput ANTS 311

( MS: s.xiii ) exprimit: demoustrat TLL ii 90

( MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) pandite: demoutret TLL ii 11

( 1353 ) Et purceo ke nous ne pooms demostrer vous par nostre lettre tut ceo ke fust fait de lez choses susditz ROUGH 56

( MS: s.xiii/xiv ) enucleari: (L) a demoster TLL ii 78

3to show, reveal:

( s.xii^1/3; MS: s.xii^ex ) Nule pere n’est tant vaillante Pur devinales deviner Ne pur fantosmes demustrer Lapid 226.686

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) par autir nun est apellez morbus regius [...], pur ce ky il demutir (l. demutre) la culur [...] A-N Med i 228

( 1312 ) il ala au dit manoir et feseit illoeqes demonstrer son garant et demorra lieinz une nuyt Northumb 23

♦to reveal, make known:

( 1113-19; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) E ceo que remaindrat Si nus demusterat Quanz jurz la lune averat Quant le meis enterat Comput ANTS 3188

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^ex ) quant l’ot esgardé, pur s’amur suspira, Mes n’osad demustrer çoe k’en pensé (l. enpensé) en ad Horn 4221

( 1267; MS: c.1300 ) par sei deit Demustrer ses pecchez Lum Lais ANTS 9898

4to open (eyes):

( MS: s.xiv^m ) Demoustre, fait David, mes oels et jeo regarderai S Jer 2ra

♦to open, unlock:

( MS: s.xiv^m ) Cil nel (=the book) pussount overer si cil nel avera demoustree que ad la clief S Jer 2ra

5to betoken, signify:

( s.xii^1/3; MS: s.xiii² ) Ço nus demustre l’aimant: Deus ot en tere itel semblant Ki en la nuit done luur, Ço est en nostre tenebrur Lapid 204.1

( 1141; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Noef soleilz voirement Demustrent (Latin: presignant) tute gent Ki unt esté e sunt Sibile 188

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: c.1300 ) en son escu out depeint un lioun, ceo demustra le ferté de baroun Boeve 565

( s.xiii^1/3; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) ‘L’esteile e li draguns ferins Demustret vus’, ço dit Merlins, ‘Ke del realme rei serrez Brut Royal 5951

v.absol.

lawto make a count, set out a case:

( 1315 ) le pleintif demustra etc. et pria avisement des Justices YBB Ed II xvii 22

v.intrans.

to turn out to be:

( a.1382; MS: a.1382 ) le temps par une graunt roke demoustrast sur eaux si obscure qe [...] Anon Chr¹ 25.24

♦divin.to come true (of dreams):

( MS: 1272-82 ) sounge dedenz ij jours ou ix. ou viij demoustra Digby 86 stengel 9

demustrer de

to explain, clarufy:

( 1113-19; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) Pur ceo nel voil cunter, Ainz me plaist demustrer Par vereies raisuns Des embolismeisuns. Comput ANTS 2382

v.refl.

1to reveal oneself, make oneself known:

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) B. e B., ly traitre prové [...] veant tut le concil se sunt demostré, E dient: ‘[...]’ Rom Chev ANTS 3737

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^ex ) Si se ceile pur nus, ne se veut demustrer Horn 2853

( 1267; MS: c.1300 ) (God) Se vuleit a nus demustrer en forme de humme Lum Lais ANTS 747

( s.xiii^ex; MS: s.xiv² ) (J.C.) as suens apertement se demustra Apoc giffard 6

♦to show oneself:

( s.xiii¹; MS: s.xiii^m ) sicume la lune [...] se demustre a nostre veue moble e muable [...] Joshua Sermons ii 8

( a.1399; MS: a.1399 ) la ville envyronerent et en treis escheles se demoustrerent Anon Chr¹ 11.28

♦to appear:

( c.1136-37; MS: s.xii^ex ) Dous cometes se demustrerent GAIMAR¹ 1714

♦to show, prove oneself to be:

( 1121-35; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) Pur ceo que mort dutout, Hume se demustrout Best ants 242

( 1267; MS: c.1300 ) eus meimes se pruvent, sanz fable, E demustrent en fin dampnable Lum Lais ANTS 3436

( 1267; MS: c.1300 ) E pur ceo se demustrent apertement Mescreanz tut le plus de la gent Lum Lais ANTS 12703

♦to reveal one’s character:

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiii^m ) A cest besoing vus demostrez, Ou mesdit ai, si m’amendez S Laur ANTS 15

( 1214; MS: 1214-16 ) onc plus tost ne fut sacrez Quant erraument s’est demoustrez S Greg 1198

2divin.to be legible:

( MS: s.xiii^ex ) El tens de esté la destre (=right hand) ) del home se demustre plus, el tens d'yver la senestre de la femme ne deceit pas Chiromancies tlm 57.41

3to open, begin:

( MS: s.xiv^m ) Exodus demoustre soi par dys plaies S Jer 2vb

p.pr. as a.

apparent, visible:

( c.1136-37; MS: s.xii^ex ) Ço fud puis soleil rescunsant Que cel signes fud demustrant GAIMAR¹ 1980

demustrer a, del, de sun (etc.) dei

to point out, indicate (with one's finger):

( 1121-35; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) Il (=the dove) mustre saint Johan, Par veir e senz engan, Ki demustre al dei Ceo que disait la lai Best ants 2453

( 1267; MS: c.1300 ) E ki issi (=with a bare behind) va, […] Chescun le demustre del dei, E li fol e li mauvuillant I irrunt en eschar riant Lum Lais ANTS 4022

( s.xivⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiv^m ) Les enfauntz [...] de lur dey pur escomengé lui demoustrerent BOZ Cont 35-6

demustrer fors

to make clear:

( MS: s.xiv^m ) les questions del Ewangeille [...] sount hors demustrez S Jer 4rb

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