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[ FEW: 24,55b absorbere /3,301a *exorbare (assorber) /7,390a orbus; Gdf: 3,580a essorbir; GdfC: 8,216c assorber; TL: 1,605 assorber 1 /1,605 assorbir 2; DEAF: orp (assorbir) / assorber; DMF: essorbir / absorber; TLF: absorber; OED: absorb v. / absorpt a.; MED: absorpt a.; DMLBS: 9b absorbere ]

absorber, asorbir, assorber; esorber, essorber

v.a.1to blind ♦ to blind, close ♦ to blind, mislead, deceive ♦ to blind, dazzle
v.n.1to go blind
p.p._as_a.1blind
p.p._as_s.1blind man

v.a.

1to blind:

( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii ) Guillaume fist jadiz Osmont essorber, Et au conte Riouf lez deus oilz crever i 61.1362

( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 ) se puis resunt pris, dunc seient essorbé 1154

( 1212; MS: 1212-13 ) soudement fut essorbé De la celestiau clarté 12183

( s.xiii^ex; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) Li Dieux de cest mound asorbe cels ki l’amerount 94

♦fig. to blind, close:

( 1163-70; MS: s.xiii² ) par tres chaste netee Out sun quoer dedenz asorbé Que il del mund rien ne veeit U il deliter se pueit 3288

♦fig.to blind, mislead, deceive:

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii² ) Herodes est li malfeiz Ki tut asorbet par pecchez 2121

( s.xiii; MS: s.xiv¹ ) hom dist ke par largement doner Put hom bien soun enemy asorber 37.572

( s.xiii^ex; MS: 1307-15 ) li losengour absorbe le homme e le avogle 190.5

♦fig.to blind, dazzle:

( 1214; MS: 1214-16 ) Car qui sereit tant alumez Ne fust de pecune assorbez Por qei q’il l’esperast aveir 2434

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii² ) li clergiez Par cuveitise sunt asorbez 358

v.n.

1to go blind:

( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv¹ ) Qui i (=into a fog) entret, tuz asorbet 1650

p.p._as_a.

1also_fig.blind:

( c.1184; MS: s.xiii^ex ) Les oilz li firent a tort crever [...]Unze jurs fu absorbé, Seint Thomas en out pité 1945

( s.xii^ex; MS: s.xiii^m ) de veillesce asorbi e bosçu 111

( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 ) Dunt estes fols, cheitif e asorbez 2803

p.p._as_s.

1blind man:

( 1214; MS: 1214-16 ) Einsi fut par les assorbez Tote aperte la traison 2514

absorber#1 aorber orb orbeisun orbetté rasorber

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