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chaufer (c.1185)
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chaufer (c.1185)

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chalfer;  chauffer,  chauver  
  FEW:  calefacere 2/i,78b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  chauffer 9,62a TL: chaufer 2,330 DEAF:  chaufer  DMF:  chauffer  TLF:  chauffer  OED:  chafe v.  MED:  chaufen v.  DMLBS:  calefacere 243b

v.trans.

1to heat, warm: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiiim )  quant vus [avez] freit, dunc vus chauf il  Mirour Egl 12.47
( MS: s.xiii3/4 )  chauve une tieule et mete a son ventre tote caude  Pop Med 331.1
( 1433 )  une grosse pomme d’argent, […], au [sic] mettre de feu dedens pour chaufer les mains de prestre quant il fait froit  Bedford Inventories B131
2to bake: 
( MS: s.xiiiex )  pistant: chaufent  TLL i 150

v.intrans.

to burn (with embarrassment): 
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Cil aparceit son (=the queen’s) regart, Si en rovist e chaufe (var. (B: s.xivin) eschaufe) e art  Ipom BFR 6540

v.refl.

to warm oneself: 
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  de vellesce il ert si refreidiz Ne se chalfast par dreiz ne par peliz  Anc Test (B) 11882

p.p. as a.

also_fig.heated, hot: 
( c.1290; MS: s.xv1 )  Quant le fornil (M.E. oven) est bien chaufé (M.E. heted), […]  bibb MS (O) 334vb
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  de ire devint chaufé (var. (A: c.1375) eschaufé)  TREVET Cron1 133.2
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  Sir W. D. chyvachaunt devers le host d’Escocez, assetz chauffé et affrayé […]  Anon Chr1 25.35

See also:

achaufer  enchaufer  eschaufer1  rechaufer  treschaufer 
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