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charmer (1160-74)

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charmer (1160-74)

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FEW: carmen 2/i,379b Gdf: charmer 2,74c GdfC: charmer 9,51b TL: charmer 2,269 DEAF: charmer DMF: charmer TLF: charmer OED: charm v.1 MED: charmen v. DMLBS: carminare 283c

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1divin.to charm, put a spell on:

( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii ) la mere qui l'out porté L'out si charmé et enchanté Que fer ne le pout entamer ii 313.152

( MS: s.xiii^ex ) carminor gallice: charmer ii 161

( MS: s.xiv¹ ) E puis que le plum seit charmee que il ne touche al tere 88.28

2divin.to charm, render immune:

( MS: s.xv ) Cest charme […] qe seint Gabriel porta […] pur charmer crestiens de verme, de festre […] 90.40

3divin.to use as a charm:

( MS: s.xiii¹ ) Ki […] ambedeus (=the stone and plant heliotrope) savroit charmer, Devant vos toz porroit aler […], Un seul de vos ne l’i veroit 181.765

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