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aviver (1121-25)
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aviver (1121-25)

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  FEW:  vivus 14,584b Gdf:  aviver 1,533a GdfC:  aviver 8,259b TL: aviver 1,745 DEAF:  vif#1 (aviver)  DMF:  aviver  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  advivere 38a

v.trans.

1to give life to: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Il (=J.C.) murrut pur nus aviver  Mirur3 7509
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  S Edw barking 484
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  Li autre mort ne furent pas avivez Deske li mil aunz seient achevez  Apoc giffard 3971
♦to revive: 
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  tant la lessiez illoec qu’il soient eschaufé e de chalur naturele avivé  A-N Med 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  Rom de Rou wace i 60.1358
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Fu l’iniquité Si fort avivee, Que n’aveit amor Le serf a son seignor  Reimpredigten 70.13
( MS: c.1325 )  Qui hat gute avivé si boive erbe yve  Receptaria 149.671

v.intrans.

1to be stimulated, increased: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  Vostre prueise tut tens creist, Tut tens avive, ki k'en peist  Brut WACE 12402
( 1163-70; MS: s.xiii2 )  E dunc avive lur espeir […]  S Edw barking 6010
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Qui plus i (=at the fontaine vive) boit e plus avive Sa soif de joie plenteive  Ross ANTS 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  S Brend mup 970

v.refl.

1to strive: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  Li un pur les altres s'avivent E des Romains abatre estrivent  Brut WACE 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  Ancren2 199.9

See also:

raviver 
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