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aspre (s.xii1/3)
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aspre (s.xii1/3)

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apre;  asper,  aspere, 
(f. aspire,  asprece,  aspreice)  
  FEW:  asper 25,469a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  aspre 2 8,208a TL: aspre 1,564 DEAF:  aspre 1  DMF:  âpre  TLF:  âpre  OED:  asper a.  MED:  aspre a.  DMLBS:  asper 1 137c

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1rough: 
( c.1141; MS: s.xiii4/4 ) Cum mund nient cotivé Gist asp[r]es, bosoigné  Sibile 1144
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Li muns est aspre et roiste a desmesure […] Nature aveit le mont desus fermé De roches agues  Anc Test (B) 6224
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  li chemins ferrez, aspre e deshuel  S Aub 1428
( s.xiiim?; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  le frotez bien sor une aspere piere  A-N Med ii 24
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Le chemin lung e aspre e haut  S Fran ANTS 3346
( MS: s.xiiiex )  scabris: (L) aspres veis  TLL ii 37
♦coarse, rough: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Sicum il changer dut La here ke il al dos avout; Vestir altre prendre dout Ke fust plus aspire, meus li plout  Mir N-D 260.189
♦metalrough, blunt: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  mauveis metal ki devent plus oscur e plus aspre de tant come il est plus limez  Ancren2 7.29
♦violent: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Es vus bataille de rechief, Aspre mellee e estur grief  Brut WACE 7784
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Forz sunt de cors […] E mult sunt aspres en esturs  S Clem ANTS 9200
( 1214-16; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  La batayle fu mout dure e mout aspere e mout lunge  Turpin 1281
2harsh, sharp, severe: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) il medesme deliverra mei del laz des veneurs e de parole aspre  Oxf Ps ANTS 97.90.3
( c.1285; MS: c.1312 )  pus vegne un asper geel  HENLEY2 322
( 1309-26 )  il bosoigne […] qe le dit estatut [seit] meyntenz [sic] e aforcé par plus aspere peyne  King’s Bench i.cxliv
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  fist tant de penancez aspres  Sz Med1 237
( 1393-94 )  le dit duc […] parle si grosses paroles & aspres  Rot Parl1 iii 313
♦inhospitable, harsh: 
( 1214-16; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Ly Fraunceys ne voudreyent abiter en Galice pur ço ke il lour fust avys ke ço estoyt trop aspre terre  Turpin 909
♦fig.grievous, painful: 
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Ki en la sale fust le jur Veer pureit aspre dolur  S Gile1 720
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Si recontot […] Meintes diverses aventures, Soueves, aspres, moles, dures  Dial Greg SATF 17700
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Maladie si est une manere de arson chaude e dure e aspre a endurer e a suffrir  Ancren2 257.9
♦difficult: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  'Amis Gautier,' dist il, 'se Dex me benoie, Aspre mestier e dur a en chevalerie  Rom de Rou wace i 142.3914
3prickly, sharp, thorny: 
( s.xiim; MS: s.xiiiin )  (oritis) est de l’une part aspre cume s’ele fust pleine de clous  Lapid 107
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Urties e charduns k’aspres sunt e agu  S Aub 857
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  ausint com li ni est dehors dur e aspre e dedenz mol e doz e suef  Ancren2 227.7
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  celuy douz sank qe vous (=J.C.) devala de la corone aspre tout contre vaal le nees  Sz Med1 174
♦harsh (of light): 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiii2 )  Etites […] Si est d’asprece (var. (L: c.1200) aspreice) lumere (var. (M: s.xiiiex) Si est d'asprece li mere) (Latin: asperi luminis)  Lapid 229.774
4also_fig.bitter: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Del rocher qe est dur curt une licur; Ele est aspre cum sel  Rom Chev ANTS 4513
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  Uns venz surst devers miedi Bien aspre […]  S Edm Life ANTS 1452
5fig.eager, energetic: 
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Le hayward deit estre home vigurus e aspres  HENLEY2 280.c47
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  L’amor qui en la mort encline Ton fiz […] Te  (ms. Ta) face forte e aspre e fine De nous amer  Ross ANTS 2511
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