1bitter, sour:
(
s.xii1;
MS: c.1145
) La grape d'icels grape de fiel, e raisimet mult amer
137.VI.48
(
c.1200;
MS: s.xiii3/4
)
Il coillent herbes que ne sunt a cel pruz. Eles sunt ameres, ceo lur vent de nature, Corinthes les apelat l’om a l’hure
(B) 15726
(
MS: s.xiii3/4
)
herbes […] Chaudes et moistes, douces, ameres […]
150.33
(
c.1300;
MS: s.xivin
)
ke vus conoistret […] par la selive salee ou amere
ii 171
♦
emotionbitter, sad:
(
s.xiiiin;
MS: s.xiii3/4
)
Issi avera le riche le quor amer Par encheisun de sun aver
987
(
1267;
MS: c.1300
)
E amur amere n’est pas amur, Einz est peine e grant dolur
6605
2fig.painful, unpleasant, grievous:
(
s.xii1;
MS: c.1145
) [...] e devorerunt els oisel par mult amer mors
136.VI.36
(
s.xiiim;
MS: s.xiv1
)
A, morte! cume dure e cum amere
359
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: 1307-15
)
veraie confession doit estre amere. Ceo est, ele deit estre fete ové grant amertune
(var. (Bd: c.1300) amertume) de quer e de bouche
59.29
3fierce:
(
c.1136-37;
MS: s.xiiex
)
quant le
(=Hereward) trovent si amer, Asquanz n’i osent plus arester Kar il fereit ahogement
5661
1fig.emotionbitterness:
(
1171-74;
MS: c.1200
)
(My first draft of this work was stolen) Anceis que jo l’ousse parfet e amendé E l’amer e le dulz adulci e tempré
153
(
s.xiiiin;
MS: s.xiii3/4
)
Cil ki de quor vout Deus amer E retrere vout de l’amer De cest mund ki tant travaille
36
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