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deliter1 (s.xii1)
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deliter1 (s.xii1)

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deliteir,  delitier;  delicer  (delieter Rom de Rou wace ii 247.9741)  
  FEW:  delectare 3,32a Gdf:  delitier 2,486a GdfC: ∅ TL: delitier 2,1336 DEAF:  delitier  DMF:  déliter  TLF: ∅ OED:  delecte v.  MED:  deliten v.  DMLBS:  delectare 600a

v.trans.

emotionto delight, give pleasure to: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) mirra e gutta [...], desquels deliterent tei les filles des reis  Oxf Ps ANTS 69.44.10
( MS: s.xiii1 )  juvat: (R) delicet  Gloss Nequam1 254
(s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiiim)  Quantes choses sunt ke delitent le oil corporel pur lur beauté  Mirour Egl 84.61
(1354; MS: c.1360)  deliter le puant corps et nuyr la cheitive alme  Sz Med1 52
( MS: s.xiii2 )  amenet: (C) delitet (var. (D: xiii/xiv) belit; (L: xiii/xiv) beleyt)  TLL ii 69

v.intrans.

emotionto (find, take) delight, rejoice: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) el vespre tu deliteras  Oxf Ps ANTS 78.64.8
( MS: s.xii/xiii )  jocundabar: (O) je delitowe (var. (L: xiiiex) delytoye)  TLL ii 39
( MS: s.xiiiex )  delector: deleteyr  TLL i 155
♦emotion(+ inf.) to take delight in: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1 )  Beu segnours ki delitez Noveles oyer de estrangetez  boz Three Saints 45.1
deliter a
emotionto be pleasant to: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Si com aisil delite a dent, E fumee a oilz ensement  Salemon 6187
( 1163-70; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Tant lur delite l’esguarder Que ne se poent sauler  S Edw barking 29
deliter a, de (+ inf.)
emotionto delight, rejoice in: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Hom en porreit trop deliter De regarder cele bealté  Mir N-D 218.112
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  (like the eagle) Ke garde le soleil mut suvent Pur ceo ke delite a regarder  Lum Lais ANTS 13129
deliter en, sur
emotionto delight, rejoice in: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) la meie aneme [...] deliterat sur sun salvedur  Oxf Ps ANTS 61.34.10
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  E unkore put em tant deliter En aukun pecché  Lum Lais ANTS 3035

v.refl.

emotionto be delighted, rejoice: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) delitied me sui  Oxf Ps ANTS 87.76.3
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Joios en est, si se delite  Salemon 7794
(1214-16; MS: s.xiv1/4)  ceus qui entendunt la lettre se deliterount  Turpin 31.26
♦emotion(+ inf.) to be delighted, rejoice in: 
(s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiim)  si ceus ki eyment folement tant se delitent penser e parler de ceus ky il eyment  HALES 215.18
se deliter a, de (+ inf.)
emotionto delight, rejoice in: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Mes l'oil k’est sein e fort e cler Se delitera al regarder  Lum Lais ANTS 13126
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  come cil nul homme en cest mond ne se delite tant a regarder une preciouse pere  Ancren2 90.25
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  trop se delitent de vivere tut a eise  Apoc giffard 2386
se deliter en
emotionto delight, rejoice in: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  E delite tei el Seignur (Latin: Et delectare in Domino)  Camb Ps 60.XXXVI.4
( MS: 1120-40 )  dignement sei delitent es goies del ciel  S Alexis1 prol.
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  [...] la grant folie U nus delitum  Josaphaz2 11
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Ki se delite en vein honur [...] si ad dolur  S Modw 2245
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiiim )  ce est une orde lecherie pur deliter en teu manere de guliardie  Mirour Egl 48.34
se deliter od
emotionto take pleasure with: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Ne te delitier od malinsm, Ke male veie ne te plaise Ki a mortel char semblet aise  Salemon 3358

sbst. inf.

emotionpleasure-seeking: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  A presente vie traiter Tornet del tot sun deliter  Salemon 7812

p.pr. as a.

emotiondelightful: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiiim )  li nons en est granz, E profitables e forment delitanz E as oreilles e as quors des oanz  Rom rom 3
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