apetizer (s.xii3/4)
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apetizer (s.xii3/4)

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  FEW:  *pettittus 8,344b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  apeticier 8,144b TL: apeticier  DEAF:  petit (apeticier)  DMF:  apetisser  TLF:  apetisser  OED:  appetisse v.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
apeticer,  apeticier,  apetiser,  apetiter;  appetizer;  appetister  

v.a.

1 to diminish, reduce: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  les (=fish) manguce l’en en rost por lor humidité apeticier  i 177
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  Mes la mer l' (=the island) ad maintenant forment gastee et appetistez  315
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  jeo en serrei tout leez si jeo purroie oir ou veoir q’il de son bien ou de son pris it's not an apetisé sereit  42
( 1369 )  les custumes et subsides […] grandement apetisez et amenusez  ii 301
♦ to reduce in number, decimate: 
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 )  La se tendirent prince e duc, Mais mult est l’ost apeticiee Desi qu[e] ele iert comenciee  7046
( 1383 )  si estoit l’ost engleys moelt grantement amenusez et en tant appetizer (=p.p.) par les dites causes  iii 154

v.n.

1 to shrink: 
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiiex )  s’il (=the diamond) ne crest, il n’apetice (var. (J: s.xiiiex) il nel apetite ) mie  119
♦ marit. to fall, go down (of water level): 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  les ewes de Tygre bien apetizees (var. (C: s.xiiim) apetitees )  2850
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  La ewe cumence apetizer […] La dame i pot ore bien passer  3533
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Ke l’ewe ki ert parfunde […] va si apetizant Ke n’i fust nus a flote, ne batel ne chalant  791
♦ pathol. (of pulse) to drop, fall: 
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Li pox li apetice et mult li afeblist  ii 90.374

p.p._as_a.

1 reduced in number, decimated: 
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 )  E veoient lor gent bleciee E ocise e apeticiee  5071
petit 
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