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asseger (1155)

asseger (1155)

acegir;  anseger,  ansegir;  aseger,  asegier,  asieger,  asiegier,  asiger;  assegere,  assegger,  assegir,  assejer,  assieger,  assiger;  enseger,  ensegier,  ensegir,  ensiger;  esseger  
[ FEW: 11,409b sedicare; Gdf: 1,427a assegier /3,230a ensegier; GdfC: 8,198a asegier; TL: 1,571 assegier /3,510 ensegier; DEAF:  siege (assegier, ensegier, essegier); DMF:  assiéger; TLF:  assiéger; OED:  assiege v.; MED:  as(s)egen v.; DMLBS: 139c assegiare ]
v.trans.to besiegeto invest, surround
p.pr. as s.besieger
p.p. as a.beset

v.trans.

mil.to besiege
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Androgeus le rei cremeit, Ki Lundres aseger vuleit  4544
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1200 )  obsidere .i. ‘assegger’  145.112
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  De totes parz asseja il Samaire  (E) 14761
( MS: s.xiii1 )  insidiatur: (D) seit acegi (var. (R: s.xiii1) seyt ansegi)  247
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Roilas […] Assege une feiz cele cité  235.7
( MS: s.xiii )  incidiatur: seyt ensegé  ii 121.69
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiiex )  Il (=Saracens) ont ensegié Rome, m’admirable citee  1393
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  nostre alme ke diables avoient essegee (var. (BN: s.xivin) assegé) en un chastel  143.5
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  l’emperour assegea la citee de Florence  349.17
( 1343-50 )  le roy assembla host et assega le chastel  42.23
mil.to invest, surround
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  enseggerent tote la foreste tot entour  28.16

p.pr. as s.

mil.besieger
( MS: s.xiii )  obsidentium: des assegauns  ii 93.69

p.p. as a.

emotionbeset
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Li dolerus pecchour issi assegé en (var. (Bd: c.1300) de) tant de tristur  57.22

See also:

asseer  rasseger  seger1 
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