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FEW: *sott- 12,510a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: asoter 8,205b / asotir 8,205c TL: assoter 1,606 / assotir 1,607 DEAF: sot (assoter) DMF: assoter / assotir TLF: assoter / assotir OED: assot v. MED: as(s)oten v. DMLBS: ∅

asotir, asotter; assoter

v.a.1to besot, beguile, delude, deceive ♦ to confuse, bewilder
v.n.1to act, behave foolishly
v.refl.1to act, behave foolishly
p.pr._as_a.1frolicking, behaving foolishly
p.p._as_a.1foolish, obtuse, mindless ♦ bewildered, bemused 2besotted, overly fond
p.p._as_s.1one who acts or behavesfoolishly, obtusely, mindlessly

v.a.

1to besot, beguile, delude, deceive:

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii^2/4 ) li deable [...] Partant le asote e aseure E tient si en sa baillie Que [...] 3992

( c.1235; MS: c.1235 ) la nuvele […] Par ki unt perdu Auban lor bon ami E lur parent a lui atrait e asoti 1491

♦ emotion to confuse, bewilder:

( s.xiii^m?; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) Kar icés choses en asotent soventefeiz le mire ii 22

v.n.

1to act, behave foolishly:

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii^2/4 ) Ja tost verrez cum il asote, Kar tut revenderat a sa riote 3729

( s.xiii²; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) Orgoil le fit asoter 88

v.refl.

1to act, behave foolishly:

( s.xiii^ex; MS: 1307-15 ) li morz […] quant au monde de rechief se asotent ou foleient 171.22

p.pr._as_a.

1frolicking, behaving foolishly:

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^m ) Ja nes garrat lur deus […] Plus d’un tundu mutun ky est tut asotanz 69

p.p._as_a.

1foolish, obtuse, mindless:

( c.1185; MS: s.xiii^m ) Ki estes vus, dan asoté Ki tel respuns m’avez duné? 8966

( 1214; MS: 1214-16 ) Car quels oem d’iço (=doctrine of transubstantiation) vos crereit Sanz ço q’il ne fust enchanté Ou del tot fol e asotté? 2222

( c.1240; MS: c.1300 ) Malveise gent, sote et fole […] Mult estes ore tuz asoté, Plein de folie et de malveisté 179.136

♦emotionbewildered, bemused:

( c.1200; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) Les chiens esteient tut asoté E sus e jus unt regardé 623

2emotionbesotted, overly fond:

( s.xiii^ex; MS: s.xiv² ) del tut abaundonez As delitz de la char e asotez 1515

( s.xivⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiv^m ) L’autre prodhomme fust assotee de soun hanap, e plus en beust qe feare ne deust 50

( 1354; MS: c.1360 ) son amy Franche Volenté q’est d’elle si assotez q’il ne fait riens forsqe tout ceo q’elle comande 58

p.p._as_s.

1one who acts or behavesfoolishly, obtusely, mindlessly:

( 1148-64? ) Anseis le Duc engendrad Pepin, Pepin Charle le Asotid, Charle li Asotiz Charle Martel, un hume malfeisant, luxurius, destruur de Sainte Eglise 366

( c.1185; MS: s.xiii^m ) Sovent serroy al doy moustrez: ‘Veez ci ly malveis assotez (var. (D: s.xiv^m) soté) !’ 1208

( c.1185; MS: s.xiii^m ) Oez de cel veil asoté! 2047

asotiver ensoter soter

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