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chere1 (1121-25)

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cheir,  cher,  cherre;  chier,  chiere,  chire;  char  
  FEW:  cara 2/i,348b Gdf:  chiere 1 2,123a GdfC:  chere 9,70a TL: chiere 2,396 DEAF:  chiere  DMF:  chère  TLF:  chère  OED:  cheer n.1  MED:  chere n.1  DMLBS: ∅

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face, countenance: 
( c.1135; MS: 1267-68 )  Lor ex et lor chieres covroient, Car esgarder ne le pooient  S Marg wace 19.257 (A)
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Donc parla A. qui ot la char hardie  Rom Chev ANTS 6107
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Gentil rei d’Engleterre a la char tres hardie  FANT OUP 5
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  De la bouche et de la chiere  Secr anon 15
( MS: s.xiv/xv )  vultus: chere  TLL i 158
♦look, expression: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  Quant vi que (J.C.) as mains ert Pilate, Dunc oi chere forment mate  S Brend mup 1284
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Unkes ne li remua chere (on looking at the most handsome man in the world), K’el n’eut pas quer com autre femme  Ipom BFR 446
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Tant sovent com soi desguisot, Ses voiz od ses chieres muot  Dial Greg SATF 8502
a bele chere
warmly, in kindly fashion: 
( c.1241; MS: s.xiii2 )  ke trestuz les hostes […] seyent des porters […] curteysement, e fraunchement e a bele chere receu  HENLEY2 402
heitiée chere
heitié
a male chere
emotionunhappily: 
( c.1185 )  Dunc brait e crie a male chere  Proth ANTS 4560
ové bone chere
emotionwith pleasure, satisfaction: 
( 1400 )  la lisoit ové bone chier, distinctement et overtement  Deposition 267.32
demener doluruse chere
emotionto be downcast, dejected: 
( s.xivm; MS: c.1400 )  commencea dolerouse chier demesner  Brut Rich II 216
faire chere
to reveal, betray by one’s look: 
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  Neporquant onqors soi tint clos […] Q’onc nen fist chiere ne semblant Qu’il fust ne mué ne changié  S Greg 190
faire diverses cheres
to pull faces: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Les envius sunt les jugelours au dyable ke ne sevunt servir de nule autre chose fors de fere diverses cheris (var. (BN: s.xiv1) cheres), bestorner lour louthes (l. bouches) a tort  Ancren2 42.18
que chere faites vous?
politenesshow are you?: 
( 1396; MS: c.1400 )  'Damoiselle, que chere faitez vous?' 'Mon signeur, tres bon chere, Dieu mercy'  Man lang1 64
faire bele, bone, heitiee chere (a)
to welcome, greet gladly: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Herland, li senescal, lur fait chiere heitee  Horn 749
( 1396; MS: c.1400 )  il fait aussi bon chere quant il flate comme il fait quant il parle de bon cuer  Man lang1 92
faire lurde chere
lurd
faire desheitee, laide, male, marrie, murne chere
emotionto look unhappy, downcast: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiim )  Quant surveue l’unt, chere funt desheitee, Cum gent ke sevent ben k’a perte esteit turnee  Horn (O) 4689
( c.1184; MS: s.xiiiex )  Tant esteit a Deu entendant k’unkes de pöur ne fist semblant Ne male chiere  S Thom beneit1 1737
( MS: s.xiiim ) […] plorat e fist laide chiere  Vitas 5275
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  e fet marrie chere e morne  Ancren2 193.6
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  demaunda […] pur quoy fesoit si mourne chere  Fouke ANTS 11.39
faire chere murnie
murni
mustrer bele, bone chere a
to be hospitable to, make welcome: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1 )  pus le assit a manger E ly moustra mout bele cher  S Panuce 112
( 1390-1412; MS: s.xv1 )  vostre tresbone et tresgentil seignurie et chier que vous avez moustré […]  Lett & Pet 380.3
la chere mue (a)
muer1
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