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eslever1 (1121-25)
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eslever1 (1121-25)

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elever;  esliver  (aslever,  ellaver  Pet Phil 2642)  
  FEW:  levare 5,277a Gdf:  eslever 1 3,481a GdfC:  eslever 9,531b TL: eslever 3,1089 DEAF:  lever (eslever)  DMF:  élever  TLF:  élever 1  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  elevare 763b

v.trans.

1to lift up, raise: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Dreçanz de terre le suffraitus, e de fiens eslevanz le povre  Oxf Ps ANTS 112.112.6
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  en la tue misericorde serad esleved (var. (B: s.xii4/4) esleveras) (Latin: elevabis) nostre corn  Camb Ps 162.LXXXVIII.18
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin )  Od iceo ses oilz esleva  ADGAR3 274.51
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  (the doctor should) od les doiz enz mis esleve tote [la] vessie en sus  A-N Med i 80
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  trestout la terre fu entour lui arse e avalé ke fu evant eslevee  Ancren2 81.21
♦to raise, glorify, exalt: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Quar eslevede est la tue grandece sur les ciels  Oxf Ps ANTS 45.8.2
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  kar li deu escut de terre forment sunt eslevé (Latin: quoniam dii scuta terrae vehementer elevata sunt)  Camb Ps 82.XLVII.9
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Justice eslivet genz en pris  Salemon 8511
( 1163-70; MS: s.xiii2 )  Il ad les umbles aslevez  S Edw barking 1681
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Li Sires [...] orguil depriemt, le humble eslieve  Liv Reis1 6
♦emotionto elate: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiiim )  ore estes travaillé de pour, ore tut eslevé de fause esperance  Mirour Egl 10.35
2to set up, establish: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  s’esdreçad li venz de tempeste, e eslevad les gorz de lui (Latin: surrexit ventus tempestatis, et elevavit gurgites ejus)  Camb Ps 201.CVI.25
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Es veies de justise vois K’ai esleve[e]s a mun chois  Salemon 5232
♦taxto raise, levy (taxes): 
( c.1365 )  il a allevé (var. (S: c.1430-40) eslevé) nouvelle coustume pour son singulier prouffit  Blk Bk Adm 72 (var.)
♦ to instigate, provoke: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Pluie volentrive eslevas (Latin: elevasti), o Deus  Camb Ps 113.LXVII.10
3make rise up, be rebellious: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  li deable fet hume enorguillir en folur E eslever sun quer encuntre sun creatur  Apoc giffard 3230
4 to remove, take away: 
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  E si le (=bandage) leissez jesque a plusurs jorz [...] Puis [...] eslevez le strictorie e ben le fomentez de ewe  A-N Med i 75

v.intrans.

1to rise: 
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Endreit cum le solail eslevé [...]  S Rich ANTS 1120
2to rise up in revolt: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  eslevé sunt en vain (Latin: elati sunt frustra) li tuen aversaire  Camb Ps 248.CXXXVIII.22
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  lur quers encuntre Deu eslever fra  Apoc giffard 3006
3pathol.med.to swell up, become swollen: 
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  Sun vis em (=with a herbal concoction) fait tut eslever, Cum se malade fust emfler  Trist thomas2 1776
4to be puffed up with pride: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  seient vestut de confusiun [...] ki sunt eslevé sur mei (Latin: qui magnificantur super mei)  Camb Ps 58.XXXIV.27

v.refl.

1to rise: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Queor d’hume se sout eslever Suvent par aumodne duner  S Jean ANTS 4121
2to rebel: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  Vers sun seignur mal s’eslevat (=Satan)  (ms. les lavat) )  S Brend mup 524

p.pr. as a.

over-confident: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiiim )  encontre prosperité devez aver mesure, ke vus ne seez pas trop eslevee  Mirour Egl 40.19

p.p. as a.

1raised: 
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  e ses jambes e ses quisses teinge li malade eslevé  A-N Med i 79
2fig.raised up, triumphant: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Je vi le felun surexalcé e eslevé sicum les cedres Libani  Oxf Ps ANTS 63.36.37

See also:

alever1  enlever1  lever1  sureslever 
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