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baisser1 (1113-19)
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The form beissir is a cross reference to the following entry:

baisser1 (1113-19)

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baissier;  bascier,  basser;  beiscer,  beiser,  beisier,  beisir,  beisser,  beissir;  beser,  besser  
  FEW:  *bassiare 1,272a Gdf:  baissier 1,559a GdfC:  baissier 2 8,276a TL: baissier 1,808 DEAF:  baissier  DMF:  baisser  TLF:  baisser 1  OED:  base v.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

to lower: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Dunc les veissez bien suffler [...], Faces nercir, oilz roiller, Sorcilz lever, sorcilz baissier [...]  Brut WACE 1136
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  cele tant devotement Beissit les oilz molt umblement  Dial Greg SATF 15906
( 1300; MS: s.xiv1 )  Prestes a bascier les ventailes  Eight Rolls 106.209
♦to bend down: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  face l’en le malades baisser le chief et boivre la fumee  A-N Med i 187
♦to bow: 
( 1141; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  li chief unt beisié E sunt engenuillié  Sibile 1021
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  tozjours le chef besset e en bas le tenez  Ancren2 224.21
♦fig.to incline: 
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Dame [...] Beisez vers nus vostre oie En cest busung, que nus arie (var. atie)  S Modw 1751

v.intrans.

to bend down, bow: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  (in battle:) Lever, sufacher e restreindre, Baisser e drescer e esmer  Brut WACE 1141
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  a touz iceaux (=psalms etc.) avant ditz, s’il est jour de feste, beissez alkes vers val, s’il est jour overable, cheez a la terre  Ancren1 14.30
♦fig.to abase, humble oneself: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  qui se hauce ert abeissez E qui beisse ert ahaucez  Mirur1 141va4 (var.)
♦fig.to incline: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  E a mort baisse[n]t lor queors  Salemon 1991

v.refl.

to lower oneself: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  dunc s'en vait beissant Li soleilz quant la vait E cele part se trait.  Comput ANTS 1420
♦to bend down: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  ele ala par aventure Dreit a sun lit, si se bessa  Mir N-D 71.172
♦fig.to bow (to), yield oneself (to): 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Quant il (=J.C.) la verrai pais leissat E en cest mort se bessat  Mirur1 145vb39
se baisser aval
to bend down: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Atant l’abbesse se besse aval E dist [...]  Mir N-D 73.237

sbst. inf.

1bending down: 
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  Et un des mestres me respoundy qe ly basser de la teste a celle houre avoit tiel misterie qe touz cils qe le avoient bassé seroient a toutdis mais obeissantz et loials al emprerour  Mandeville 392
2mil.weaponscouching: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Au besser (var. (P: c.1310) Al abaisser) des lances i ad meinte brisee  Rom Chev ANTS 1901

p.p. as a.

lowered: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Escuz levez, lances baissees  Brut WACE 10044

See also:

abesser 
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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