asmer (s.xi4/4)
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asmer (s.xi4/4)

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[ FEW: 24,231a aestimare; Gdf: 1,124c aesmer /3,494c esmer; GdfC: ∅; TL: 1,167 aesmer /3,1115 esmer; DEAF:  esmer; DMF:  aesmer / esmer; TLF: ∅; OED:  aim v.; MED:  amen v.; DMLBS: 45b aestimare ]
aasmer,  aesmer,  aimer,  aismer,  ausmer;  eimer,  eismer,  esmer,  aasmer, 
p.p. eynice  

v.a.

1to estimate, reckon (a quantity): 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Tant en ocistrent e murdrirent Ke nul ne pout les morz esmer  i 205.1195
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Tresque a mil humes furent asmé Cil ki od Simun sunt alé  2865
( 1214-16; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  il mounta en un autre arbre e esgarda les companyes […] e les ayma  1071
♦to estimate, assess, appraise: 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  soint lour biens moebles esmez  i 45
( 1341 )  E charpentiere (=of castle roof) ne poet pas estre bien eynice (l. eymee) tantqe le meryn soit descovert par quei poet estre seu quei est perri e quey n’est mye  675
♦finan.to value: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  L’en achate legierement chose qe l’en po eime  286.29
2to surmise, suppose: 
( s.xi4/4 ) Aesyuat hebree ratus (gloss: aimex) hunc succedere posse  4.n19
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Je aasmowe que je cuneusse ice  84.72.16
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Mes ne l’osad del tut, cum ele asma, noter  4198
3to appreciate, conceive: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Nos aesmames, o Deus, la tue misericorde (Latin: Aestimavimus, Deus, misericordiam tuam)  83.XLVII.10
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  La grant beauté e la grandur Ne peust asmer nul enginnur  3990
asmer a
1to consider (as), judge, deem: 
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Erode en verté A gupil fud esmé  1812
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  tu asmas (var. (B: s.xii4/4) aasmas) (Latin: existimasti) mei a estre semblant a tei  88.XLIX.21
asmer od
1 to count among, reckon with: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Aasmé sui od les descendanz en fosse  94.87.4
asmer pur, sicum
1to consider (as), judge, deem: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  L’abés surrist e les blasmat, E pur molt fols les aesmat  1050
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) aasmé sums sicume berbiz d'occisiun  68.43.24

v.n.

1 to calculate, assess: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Dunc les =wrestlers veissez bien [...] Baisser e drescer e esmer E jambet faire e tost turner  1141
asmer a, de (+inf.)
1to aim, intend to: 
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Mal nos avez baillit, Que li Franceis asmastes a ferir  454
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiiiex )  Od lui (=J.C.) angles a grant plenté Vindrent tut aparilé, De lui servir bien asmé  160

v.refl.

s'asmer a
1 to be reckoned, estimated at (a quantity): 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Li Bretun emprés se retindrent E li lur hume tuz tens vindrent. Bien se sunt esmé a treis tanz De chevaliers forz combatanz  4285
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