aruser1 (s.xii1)
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aruser1 (s.xii1)

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  FEW:  *arrosare 25,339b Gdf:  enrouser 3,224a / esroser 3,562c GdfC:  aroser 8,188a TL: aroser 1 1,544 / enroser 1 3,503 / esroser 3,1282 DEAF:  aroser  / aroser (esroser)  / rosee (enroser)  DMF:  arroser  / enroser  / esroser  TLF:  arroser  OED:  arrouse v.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
aroseer,  aroser,  arouser,  arousser;  enroser,  enruser,  enrusir;  eruser,  esrouser,  aroiser  

v.a.

1to water, moisten, irrigate: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  cume gutes arusanz (Latin: irrorantes) la terre  125.LXXI.6
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Par ces veines (=in the ground) l’ewe s’enserre, E aruse la secke terre  390
( c.1259; MS: c.1259 ) Le Nil ki s’espant e aruse tute Egipte e la fait plentive  182
( c.1285; MS: c.1312 )  au semer qe la terre seit un poy enrosee  322
( c.1285; MS: c.1312 )  E vos fens qant sunt esparpliez e un poy aroseez dunqe est sesun q’il seient reversez  328
( MS: s.xiv2 )  Et jeo moy fis piscines des eawes qe jeo poesse eneawer (var. (B: s.xiv2) pur aroseer) moun bois des arbres burgeounauntz (var. (B: s.xiv2) les bois germinauntz)  196vb
2to pour water over (and wash): 
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  D’ewe freide l’ad arusee  1615
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  aroiser le pavement entor le malade de ewe froide  i 191
( c.1285; MS: c.1312 )  si vos birbiz unt la maladie de vernes eles seient ben aroseez  380
3to (be)sprinkle, make wet with liquid (other than water): 
( 1163-70; MS: s.xiii2 )  Li sancs en sun liu tost se mist, Si arusad les chaitifs os  5432
( s.xiii1; MS: c.1300 )  pernez eble e le coperun del suu, e arosez ces dous choses ben od vin, e ostez le jus  58.24
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Lors t’arosoit (=J.C.) sour sanguine  480
♦ to (be)sprinkle, make wet (with tears): 
( MS: s.xiii2/4 )  A la tumbe quant jeo vendrai, Od mes lermes la ruserai (l. l'aruserai)  30
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Des lermes k’il espant est sa face arusee  515
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Cist mot devroit mon coer detraire Et aroser tot moun viaire  2260
( MS: s.xivin )  De plurs sa tumbe aruserai  29
4 to (be)sprinkle, strew, scatter over: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Tu arouseras mei de ysope  72.50.8
( s.xiim; MS: s.xiim )  Tu arousseras mei de isopo  52

v.refl.

s'aruser de
1to sprinkle oneself with: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Un dieu soloient aorer [...] Hommes vis li sacrefioient, Du sanc de l’omme s’arosoient  ii 315.195
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  Quant vous estes tout agreez, arusez vous de [ewe] benoite  13.2

p.p._as_a.

1 sprinkled, made wet: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  Mult suspira e mult emfla, Espessement des oilz lerma; Lu chief lu rei en fud muidliez Si que li reis est esveilliez; Sa mein ad a sun chief levee, Sa face trova arusee  14074
2geog.absorbent: 
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  (the soil in volcanic regions) est cavee E cum espoigne (=sponge) tut erusee  1516
ruser#1  suzaruser 
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