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agrever (s.xii1/3)
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agrever (s.xii1/3)

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aggrever;  agraver  
  FEW:  gravare 4,261a Gdf:  agrever 1,167c GdfC: ∅ TL: agrever 1,213 DEAF:  grever (agrever) G1361 DMF:  aggrever  TLF: ∅ OED:  aggrieve v.  MED:  agreven v.  DMLBS:  aggravare 52b

v.trans.

1to make heavy, burdensome: 
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Dunc agreva Deus sa main sur cels de A. […] e forment les descunfist  Liv Reis1 12
2to overburden, crush: 
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  q’ils ne soient poynt pur le tribute aggrevez  Anon Chr1 8.35
3to make worse: 
( MS: 1120-40 )  Sa fin aproismet, ses mals est agravé  S Alexis1 289
♦lawto aggravate, worsen: 
( 1340 )  ceo contempt n’est parlé mes d’agrever le tort  YBB 14-15 Ed III 91

v.intrans.

agrever a
to oppress, overwhelm : 
( MS: s.xii4/4 ) Mult li agrieve icele enfermeté  S Alexis2 273

p.pr. as a.

oppressed: 
( MS: s.xiv2 )  issint en tres graunts perils les cheitifs femmes furent agravants  Albina CCC 4r

p.p. as a.

1grievous: 
( 1321 )  agrevé chose nous semble desicome nos ditz chasteux ount estez en ces hures vitaillez  Corr Wales 260
2oppressed: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiii2 )  une autre enferté Dum il se sente agravé  Lapid 214.324
( s.xiii2/4; MS: c.1300 )  Ces treis ordres funt taunt ke le mund Se sent agrevé  Serm Royal 423.
estre agrevé sur
to lie heavy on: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  sicume pesant feis sunt agrevez (Latin: aggravatae) sur mei  Camb Ps 64.XXXVII.4

See also:

agreve  grever1 
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