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tressuer (s.xii1/3)

tressuer (s.xii1/3)

tressuier,  tresuer  
  FEW:  sudare 12,394b Gdf:  tressuer 8,62b GdfC: TL: tressüer 10,629 DEAF:  süer (tressuant)  / süer (tressüer)  / süer (tressüé)  DMF:  tressuer  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

v.intrans.

1emotionto sweat profusely (with strong emotion)
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiiim )  Quant Decius iceo entent, De maltalant tressue et de ire  S Laur ANTS 185
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Vest s'en Olimpias dolente e irascue, De la honte qe ele ad fremist e tresue  Rom Chev ANTS 702
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  De grant anguisse trestuz tressua  Josaphaz2 2140
( c.1235 )  Quant li tirantz crueus la parole entendi, D'ire e mautalent tressua e fremi  S Aub 445
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  Quant oy les paroles de cel dolorouse change q'en leu mon tresdouz fitz Dieux et homme prendroy Johan le fitz Zebedeu, comensai de trembler et tressuer et tant avoy anguyses qe mes cinke sens me faylerent et chai a tere paumetz  Passion BVM2 104.11
2to sweat, exude liquid
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Proselitus [ço] est un num De une pere que nus trovum. Ki encontre fu la tendra, Ignelepas tressuiera (Latin: si ad ignem adplicetur, velut sudorem mittit)  Lapid 255.1606
3(of the element of air) to etherize (and turn into the element of fire)
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  E l'ewe en l'eir tres bien se mue, E l'eir en feu tutdis tressue  Pet Phil 332

p.pr. as a.

emotionsweating (from strong emotion)
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  ala corbant le dos, tressuant et suspirant des anguises  Plaintes Vge p. 155

p.p. as a.

covered in sweat
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Li quens Rollant gentement se cumbat, Mais le cors ad tressuet e mult chalt  Roland 2100
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3 )  Je avei vestu un blialt, Tressué fu, si oi chault  Fol Trist ANTS 646
emotioncovered in sweat (from strong emotion)
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  En l'autre chambre avant s'en est li reis alez, De maltalent e d'ire e tainz e tressuez  Becket1 1477
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Quant tant l'aveit batu qu'il esteit tut lassez E de pitié conpunz, d'anguisse tresuez  Becket1 3957
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  La bisse est en la fosse entree Tute anguisuse e tressuee  S Gile1 1610

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See also:

suer3  tres1 
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