abomer (s.xii1)
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abomer (s.xii1)

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  FEW:  abominari 24,38a Gdf:  abosmer 1 1,29b GdfC: ∅ TL: abosmer 1,61 DEAF:  abosmer  DMF:  abosmer  TLF:  abominer (abosmer)  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  abominari 6c
abhomer;  abosmer,  abosmir  

v.a.

1to detest, loathe: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Hume de sancs e tricheur abomerat (Latin: abominabitur) nostre Sire  6.V.5

v.refl.

1to demean oneself: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  ki nul het del tut s’abosme  157va40

p.p._as_a.

1repulsive, loathsome, disgusting: 
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiv2/4 )  molt horrible et nairs et abhomés  106
2emotiondistraught, troubled: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Deus! si autre pur li estreit si abosmie Cum joe sui!  2464
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1200 )  Dunc le guerpist diable dolenz e abosmez  489
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  Ore fud Soliman pensis et abosmez. Fort regrete les dous qu’ad li Pohier tuez  2588
abominable  abominacion  abominer 
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