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apetizer (s.xii3/4)
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The form appetizer is a cross reference to the following entry:

apetizer (s.xii3/4)

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

v.trans.

to diminish, reduce: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  les (=fish) manguce l’en en rost por lor humidité apeticier  A-N Med i 177
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  Mes la mer l' (=the island) ad maintenant forment gastee et appetistez  Mandeville 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  Sz Med1 42
( 1369 )  les custumes & subsides […] grandement apetisez & amenusez  Rot Parl1 ii 301
♦to reduce in number: 
( 1383 )  si estoit l’ost engleys moelt grantement amenusez et en tant appetizer (=p.p.) par les dites causes  Rot Parl1 iii 154

v.intrans.

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  Lapid 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)  Rom Chev ANTS 2850
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  La ewe cumence apetizer […] La dame i pot ore bien passer  S Modw 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  S Aub 791
♦pathol.(of pulse) to drop, fall: 
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Li pox li apetice et mult li afeblist  A-N Med ii 90.374
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