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esbuillir (1113-19)

esbuillir (1113-19)

esboillir  
  FEW:  bullire 1,622a Gdf:  esboillant 3,342b / esboillir 3,342b GdfC:  ebouillir 10,422a TL: esbolir 3,805 DEAF:  bolir (esbolir)  DMF:  esbouillir  TLF:  ébouillir  OED: MED: DMLBS:  ebullire 743a

v.trans.

fig.to boil up, spurt out, gush forth
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  li philosophe paen, Kis (=scriptural mysteries) adversent trop de lor sen, Encontre auctorité divine Opposent lur false doctrine; Par gangleis li vunt contorbant E lor folie esboillissant  Salemon 8688
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiiim ) La buche as fous esbuillist folie  Paroles Salomun 282

v.intrans.

1 to boil
( c.1150; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Le feu enprist, l’ewe enchalfa. Aprés comença a boillir (var. (O: 1272-82) esboillir )  S Nichol wace 171 (var.)
2 to bubble up
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiv2 ) La u il (=hippopotami) aparurent, tute l’ewe esbuillisseit  Merveilles Inde 180
to spurt out, gush forth
( MS: 1155-60 )  Intrent purreture es miens os, e desuz mei esbuillisset (Latin: scateat)  Camb Ps 272.24

v.refl.

1to spurt out, gush forth
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  une liquur s’esbuilli De sun sepulcre ki guari Les malades  S Jean ANTS 7341
2fig.emotionto seethe, burn, foment (with anger)
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Sovent fait home corocier K’est de piez hastif e legier. Heom pert ses eires par folor E contre Deus s’esboilt d’iror (Latin: contra Deum fervet animo suo)  Salemon 11036
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiiim ) Suvent s’esboillissent il plus d’ire dedenz l’enclos de lur curage qu’il ne fereient si il la puissent avant mustrer  Paroles Salomun 2180

p.pr. as a.

boiling
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Li soleilz [...] Tut est esbuillissant, Forment chalt e ardant  Comput ANTS 1332

See also:

buillir  enbuillir  esbuillissement 
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