2to bring (back) to life, revive:
(
1163-70;
MS: s.xiv1/4
)
le bien que fu a venir L’ad au present mal conforté Et sun desir ad
avivé
484
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: s.xiv2
)
Li autre mort ne furent pas
avivez Deske li mil aunz seient achevez
3971
♦
to revive:
(
c.1240;
MS: s.xiii3/4
)
tant la lessiez illoec qu’il soient eschaufé e de chalur naturele
avivé
i 77
♦
fig.to activate, revive:
(
1160-74;
MS: s.xvii
)
La geste est grande, lunge e grieve a translater, Mais l'en me porroit bien mon enging aviver
i 60.1358
(
MS: s.xiiiex
)
Fu l’iniquité Si fort avivee, Que n’aveit amor Le serf a son seignor
70.13
(
MS: c.1325
)
Qui hat gute
avivé si boive erbe yve
149.671
1to be stimulated, increased:
(
1155;
MS: s.xiiex
)
Vostre prueise tut tens creist, Tut tens avive, ki k'en peist
12402
(
1163-70;
MS: s.xiii2
)
E dunc
avive lur espeir […]
6010
(
1273-82;
MS: s.xivex
)
Qui plus i (=at the fontaine vive) boit e plus
avive Sa soif de joie plenteive
3151
2meteo.(of wind, storm) to become more lively:
(
1121-25;
MS: s.xiv1
)
Les tempestes
aviverent; Cunuit B. a l’air pluius Que li tens ert mult annuus
970
1to strive:
(
1155;
MS: s.xiiex
)
Li un pur les altres s'avivent E des Romains abatre estrivent
12227
2fig.to be kindled, catch fire:
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: 1307-15
)
aucune estincele enz en vostre quer purroit entrer e tantost se
aviver ke tot vostre cors si embraceroit
199.9
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