aprismer (s.xii1/3)
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aprismer (s.xii1/3)

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[ FEW: 25,55a approximare; Gdf: 1,362a aproismier; GdfC: ∅; TL: 1,479 aproismier; DEAF:  approismier; DMF:  aproismer; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
apprumer;  apreismier,  apremer,  apresmer,  apresmier;  apriesmier,  aprimer,  aprimier,  aprismier;  aproismer,  apromer,  aprosmer,  apruesmer;  asprimer;  esprimer,  apormer  i 24.257  

v.a.

1localto go near, approach: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  Cum aprismout les pelerins, Dunc dist B.  917
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  [unques] vers li ne se turnot Ne ne la voleit aprismier Cum hum deit faire sa muillier  183
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Li empereres aproismet sun repaire  661

v.n.

1also_fig.to approach: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Cum plus del fu aprismera Petit et petit desteindra, Ke ja fu ardeir ne purra La u ceste pere serra  246.1325
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Neient n’apresmerad a tei mals (Latin: Non accedit ad te malum)  169.XC.10
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiim )  envers els aprimat Pur noveles oir  (O) 4893
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  ben longes se destint […] Com cil qui n’osot aprismer A l’autier  1720
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Tant fu hardiz ke il apresma (=the corpse), Les piez et les meins mania  2762
♦ temporal to be imminent: 
( MS: 1120-40 ) Sa fin aproismet, ses cors est agravet  289
♦fig.to approach, come near to, compare with: 
( s.xiii3/4; MS: c.1275 )  A Levi vus apprumet en humilité  615

v.refl.

1localto approach: 
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Li men fiz se esluignerent, Estranges se aprimerent  2834
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Li floz veneit par contençun, Mult s’apresmat, pres del rei vint  4699
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii1 )  Li adversers s’aprimat, par la meyn seisi l’at  193
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Come a li s’estoit apremez, Tut furent ensemble acointez  911

p.pr._as_a.

aprismant a
1 close, dear to: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Loenge a tuz les sainz de lui, as filz Israel, al pople aprismant a sei  132.148.14
primer#1 
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