amertume (s.xii1)

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amertume (s.xii1)

[ FEW: 24,391a amaritudo; Gdf: ; GdfC: 8,104a amertume; TL: 1,347 amertume; DEAF:  amertume; DMF:  amertume; TLF:  amertume; OED:  amaritude n.; MED: ; DMLBS: 74b amaritudo ]
amertune;  amartume,  amertome  (B) 15729, (B) 15736 mertume  

s.

1bitterness
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  oile de amertume (Latin: oleum amaritudinis) nen engraist mun chief  250.CXL.5
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  l’amertume  (ed. la mertume) de l’eisil e du fiel  12.11
( 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. Il en font chous mes n’en pout guster home, Einz crient tut en halt pur l’amertome  (B) 15729
emotionbitterness, sadness
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  De ceo ke vus alez dementant Por aventures ke trop avenent, Ki en amertume tun quor tenent  430
2emotionanguish, distress
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  ces ki furent en anguisse […] e ki furent en amertume de lur curage s’asemblerent od David  44
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Si avera (=le riche) por defendre l’aver Gran amertume e grant penser  992
( 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
3 malice, spite
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) La qui buche plaine est de maleiceun e de amertume e de tricherie  47.9.29
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