We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. By clicking 'continue' or by continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. You can change your cookie settings in your browser at any time.

Continue
Find out more
dementer (1113-19)
Cite this entry

Browse the Dictionary

    Loading...

dementer (1113-19)

Cite this entry
dementir  
  FEW:  dementare 3,37a Gdf:  dementer 2,497c GdfC: ∅ TL: dementer 2,1369 DEAF:  dementer  DMF:  démenter  TLF: ∅ OED:  dement v. 1  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  dementare 605c

v.intrans.

emotionto lament, grieve: 
( MS: 1120-40 )  La bone medre s’em prist a dementer E sun ker filz suvent a regreter  S Alexis1 129
( c.1165; MS: s.xiii2 )  L'autre se prists a dementer e dit que ele ne seit u aler  MARIE Fables 76.17
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Gires l’oit si dementer: Les olz li prennent a lermer  S Gile1 125
dementer de
emotion to lament, grieve over, bewail: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Brennes s'en alad fuiant, De sa feme mult dementant  Brut WACE 2474

v.refl.

emotionto lament, grieve: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  quant il se repentent E vers Deu se dementent De ceo que il n'unt lumere De lur lampes plenere  Comput ANTS 1600
( 1141; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Femme enceinte ullerunt, Mut se dementerunt  Sibile 376
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Pasme e plure, mult se demente  Gui War 7682
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  Quant pur sa (=J. C.’s) mort sei dementerent tut li element  Joshua Sermons i 13
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  gueimentent Pur les faus biens ke il perdent, e se dementent  Apoc giffard 3508

See also:

desmentir2 
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
dementer