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asener (c.1136-37)

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asener (c.1136-37)

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[ FEW: 17,71a sinno-; Gdf: 1,432b assener; GdfC: 8,210c assener; TL: 1,576 assener; DEAF: sen (assener); DMF: assener; TLF: asséner; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]

asceiner, asseiner, assener; enseinner, ensener; esener, essener

v.a.1to strike, hit ♦ to hit, wound 2to gain, achieve 3to indicate, assign ♦ to assign
v.n.1to succeed

v.a.

1to strike, hit:

( c.1136-37; MS: s.xii^ex ) Un chevaler en asenad 2797

( s.xii²; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) adreit mes l’asenad, hurtad al frunt e jesqu’al cervel esfundrad 35

( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 ) La pere vole […] Devant le frunt l’asena mult ben (E) 6968

( c.1275; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Lançad le gaveloc qu’il tint, Un fust […] cum chey avalaunt De un leu haut assena un prestre 8036

( 1354; MS: c.1360 ) failli le felon ribaud d’asener le dure clou 182

♦to hit, wound:

( c.1185; MS: s.xiii^m ) Vassal, vus estes asené […] De ceste place nen istrez pas, Si dirrez la recreantise 9790

2fig.to gain, achieve:

( c.1200; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) La devinaille ne sout nul asener (B) 4769

( 1273-82; MS: s.xiv^ex ) Et tu, pucele […] quele joie as assenee! 56

3to indicate, assign:

( 1269 ) por celui paiement fere as termes […] le devantdit E. lui eit assené & obligé le devantdit paage en la manere, qe est contenue en la devantdite lettre […] i 481

♦lawto assign:

( MS: s.xiii^ex ) Ore avez oi cumment lé .xv. fiz Saphadins sunt en herité ensené 123

( 1337 ) en bones rentes certeyns et bien assenees enz roialme d’Engleterre ii 10.23

v.n.

1fig.to succeed:

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) A ses homes ewages ad donc comandé Voisent acercher (var. (P: c.1310) Voisent en cercher) (=source of Nile) tant qu’il aient asené 6851

( c.1185; MS: s.xiii^m ) Ne se sout tant pener nature, Ke el furmast tel creature, Par estudie ne par penser, Ke pus i poust asener 2278

asener a

1to reach:

( 1155; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Caroles faiseient e geus Pur la joie des novels lieus U il esteient assené 1081

( s.xii^3/3; MS: s.xiii^m ) Tant est par la forest alez A un hermite est assenez 1256

( s.xii^ex; MS: s.xiii^m ) Qu’il les en doinst al meillor asener 428

( c.1275; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Lur chemin virent apertement […]. En cheminaunt Deu loerent E a lur hostel ben assenerent 2386

p.p._as_a.

bien asené

1fig.well-endowed, provided:

( 1273-82; MS: s.xiv^ex ) Alme, bien fuissez assenee, Si ceste saintisme pensee T’arosast bien de sa rosee 4049

acener assainer assigner enseigner rasener sener#1

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