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avigurer (1155)

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avigurer (1155)

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FEW: vigor 14,447a Gdf: avigorer 1,527a / esvigorer 3,668b GdfC: ∅ TL: avigorer 1,734 / esvigorer 3,1508 DEAF: vigor (avigorer) / vigor (esvigorer) DMF: avigorer / esvigorer TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

avigourer, avigurir; esvigorer, esvigurer

v.a.

1to strengthen, invigorate:

( 1155; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) il pristrent Rome la cité E destrurent nostre sené. Bien lur devum faire saveir Que Rome est or d'altre poeir; Fortune ad sa roe tornee E Rome rest esviguree 3884

( 1155; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Dunc sunt Bretun esvigoré, Le champ avant unt recovré 11939

( c.1270; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) les sens dunkes se reposent […] le cors en ert aviguri 755

( c.1334; MS: s.xiv^m ) aprés un poi de temps qe ele estoit bien avigouré de bones viaundes […] ele reprist sa beauté 206.2

v.refl.

1to revive, recover one’s strength:

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii^2/4 ) Lores se prist a avigurer 6197

( s.xiii^1/3; MS: s.xiii^m ) En poi d’ure s’avigura (var. (M: s.xiii²) se esforça), Sa gent entur lui assembla 11803

( s.xiii¹; MS: s.xiii^m ) tant tost cume les mains Moyses de lasesce alascherent Avigurer e ses feluns sei avigurerent e le pueple Deu reuserent i 23

2to be active, exert oneself (?):

( s.xii²; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) J. […] mult s’avigurad encuntre Israel 167

vigourer

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