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apaier1 (s.xii1)
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apaier1 (s.xii1)

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apaer;  appaier;  espaer,  espaier  
  FEW:  pacare 7,454b Gdf:  apaier 1,313a GdfC: ∅ TL: apaiier 1,419 DEAF:  pais (apaier)  / pais (espaisier)  DMF:  apayer  TLF: ∅ OED:  apay v.  MED:  apaien v.  DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1to bring to a peaceful conclusion: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Tex peut guerre esmovoir e guerre commenchier qui ne la repeut mie, quant il veut, apaier  Rom de Rou wace i 132.3582
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Kar li reis sa guerre ot par tut apaee  Horn 2531
2to appease, calm down: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  A tant s'est a lui aprismez Come s'ocire le volsist [...], Mes lur ami entr' els saillirent E l'un de l'altre departyrent. Corineus unt apaied [...]  Brut WACE 1377
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Repose tei, apaie t'ire  Brut WACE 2750
♦med.pharm.to appease, soothe: 
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiiex )  Ele (=lyncurium) apaie (var. (J: s.xiiiex) espaie) la dolurs del stomac  Lapid 135.35.6

v.intrans.

to placate, appease: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  E estut Finees, e apaia; e cessa le crollement  Oxf Ps ANTS 107.105.29

v.refl.

s'apaier a
to make peace with: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  En itel guise al rei s’apaient  GAIMAR1 5000

See also:

apaier2  apeser  rapaier 
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