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alascher (1120-40)
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alascher (1120-40)

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alascer;  alacher,  alaschier  
  FEW:  laxicare 5,231a Gdf:  alaschier 1,211a / alaschir 1,211b GdfC: ∅ TL: alaschier 1,274 / alasehir 1,275 DEAF:  laschier (alaschier)  DMF:  alaschier  / alaschir  TLF:  alâchir  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1to release, let go: 
( MS: 1120-40 )  Li apostolie tent sa main a la cartre, Sainz Alexis la sue li alascet (var. (A: s.xii4/4) alasche )  S Alexis1 372
♦to loosen, unfasten: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3? )  Ço dist Ogier: 'Ces chaenes m'alaschiez! En quor me blescent, dehez ait qui en est lez'  Otinel 1843
♦to relax: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: c.1245 )  E cet oignement est bon a plusurs dolurs e freid piz rechaufe e alasche  Pop Med 108.3
2to ease off, diminish: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  si l’urine comence a colorer et les accidens mauveis a alascher, si le purge l’en […]  A-N Med i 174

v.absol.

med.to open the bowels: 
( MS: c.1325 )  Item pur alacher: Pernés pleyn poyngné de percil […] e liez desure le numbryl […] e se delivera le ventre  Receptaria 127.442

v.intrans.

1to relax, go limp: 
( s.xiiim; MS: 1267 )  cum il est endormiz si le alascherent les mains e chai jus  Legendary 115.14
2med.(of bowels) to open, empty: 
( MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Et se vus veez que il alasce dou fois ou trois ou quatre […] par iceste medicine  Pop Med 331.1

See also:

eslaschier  lascher  ralascher 
This is an AND1 entry © MHRA 1977-1992: reproduced with permission. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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