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consirer1 (1120-40)
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consirer1 (1120-40)

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conserer,  conserrer,  conseurer,  consirrer;  cunsirer,  cunsirrer,  consurrer  
  FEW:  considerare 2/ii,1067a Gdf:  consirer 1 2,255c / consirer 2 2,255c GdfC: ∅ TL: consirer 2,737 DEAF:  consirer  DMF:  consirer  TLF:  consirer 1  / consirer 2  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  considerare 450a

v.trans.

to do without, renounce: 
( 1150-70; MS: s.xii4/4 )  Que valt tant lunges demurer E sun bien tuit diz consirer?  Trist thomas2 93

v.intrans.

consirer de
1to do without: 
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  De lui ne me puis consirer  Gui War 5476
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin )  […] Deske l’enfaunt [si] poet mangier Et de sa mere bien consirer  Corset ANTS 148
2to abstain (from), keep one’s hands (off): 
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiv2/4 )  (Look after your possessions well) Kar tiel put venir sure, Quant eise en iert e hure, N’en purra consirer  Respit 33

v.refl.

to do without, renounce: 
( 1150-70; MS: s.xiii1 )  Qu’el ne se pusse consirrer Que li n’estoce autre amer  Trist thomas2 952
( c.1192; MS: c.1275 )  Willame […] Ne se pot consirer nient D’Engleterre, k’il tant ama  Pr Jean3 142.Y1150
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Uncor vus mande la pucele […] Ke ne se puet pas consirer Qu’ele a vus n’estusse parler  Waldef BB 18587
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  un sul privé pecchié ceilé […] dunt il ne se volt consirer  Joshua Sermons i 18

sbst. inf.

1abstinence: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  (Lazarus) N’oust tel desir del manger, Ne si feit mal del consirer  Mirur1 118va13
2consideration, thought, desire: 
( MS: 1120-40 )  Ne poet estra altra, turnent al consirrer, Mais la dolur ne pothent ublier  S Alexis1 156
( MS: 1120-40 )  Danz Alexis le met el consirrer: Ne l’en est rien, si'st a Deu aturnét  S Alexis1 244
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