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air1 (1113-19)

[ FEW: 24,221a aer; Gdf: ; GdfC: 8,61c air; TL: 1,250 air 1; DEAF:  air 1; DMF:  air; TLF:  air 1; OED:  air n.1; MED:  air n.1; DMLBS: 43c aer 1 ]
aire;  aer,  aeir,  aier;  eir,  eire;  heir,  heyr,  heyre,  er,  eris  (V) 927 eyer  58  

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1air, sky
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  La terre dedenz pent, L’airs tut entur s’estent  2802
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  Uns grips flammanz de l'air descent  1007
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  il la (=the saint) vit a l’heir (=in the air) ester Ne ren de lui a terre tucher  56.278
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  e vint li dyable volant outre li en le eir  21.19
( MS: s.xivin )  Le corps ert mys en grose tere, E li alme s’en va en heyre Hou ce ke cy glené a  142.23
air (one of the elements)
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Del fu, de l’eir e de la mer Assez avez oi parler  7.1
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Ne eir ne nul autre element  1105
meteo.air, atmosphere
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 ) Cunuit Brandans a l'air pluius Que li tens ert mult annuus  972
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  Truble li tens, l’air epessist  2868
2day(light)
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  La bien clere (=type of emerald) est mieldre par veir, Ke l’om poit bien par mi veeir L’er qe est pres teint e oscure  37.235
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Par la nuit ki survint li airs enobscuri  1056
3fig.nothing
( 1314 )  il ne recoverait forsqe air  Ed II xviii 152
espés air
1(ordinary) air
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  L’ethre […] Le espés eir envirune bel  266
pur air
1ether
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Il reest dit ethre e pur eir  1791
turment de l’air
turment
traire air
1to breathe in, draw breath
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 ) L'enfant la buche overe meintenant [...] Le eir a tret e vit utreement Si ke de maladie rien ne sent  M273
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