espoenter (1113-19)
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espoenter (1113-19)

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[ FEW: 3,304a *expaventare; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 9,547b espoenter; TL: 3,1229 espöenter; DEAF:  espoenter; DMF:  épouvanter; TLF:  épouvanter; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: 854c expavescere ]
espanter,  espantier,  espaunter,  espauntere;  espoanter,  esponter,  espontir,  espouenter,  espounter,  espoventer,  espowenter;  espunter,  espuntir,  enpanter  

v.a.

1emotionto frighten, terrify: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  defors fuirent Pur le rei quis criout E quis espoentout  684
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Deus destruirat tei, en parmanabletet espowenterad (Latin: terrebit)  90.LI.4
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Pur les crestiens esponter Se volent li paen vanter De cuntruver diverses peines  183
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Les freres kant le veient resuscité, De la merveille sunt enpanté  97.135

v.n.

espoenter de
1 to be frightened, terrified by: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  de la voiz del tuen tuneire espowenterunt  104.103.8

v.refl.

1emotionto be frightened, take fright: 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  [...] mut doucement Ke il ne se espontast nient  98
s'espoenter de
1 to be frightened, terrified by: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Li rei chaid, un cri getad, Li cheval s’en espoentad  (A) 34
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Heraut forment s’espoenta Des reliques qu’il li mostra  ii 98.5715
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiv2 ) Pur iço li elefant a dreiture tut tremblanz se recurrent e s’espouenterent des corns e des boisines e des grouissemenz des pors  26.380
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Del laid tens ne de la turmente Un sul petit ne s’espoente  6052

p.pr._as_a.

1emotionfrightening, terrifying: 
( c.1141; MS: s.xiii4/4 ) Li setme (=sun) estoit sanglant, Espoe[n]tant forment  118
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  Si jeo changer pusse partant Mun vout hydus et espuntant [...]  9565

p.p._as_a.

1emotionfrightened, terrified: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  A ses compaignons criera: ‘Fuions, fuions, ker ja carra!’ Itant erent espounté, Tu[i]t s’en fuirunt cume desvé  250.1427
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Ne seies mie espoentee, Ne de ce que t’ai dit troblee  805
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  espontez En fu le roy  169
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Pur la voiz k'il oy fu li ber esbaiz; Dunc s'asist a tere durement espontiz  512
( MS: s.xiiim )  Lepars, tygres e leuns, Une srugne, unicors feluns, Dunt mult espunté esteient  460
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