desesperer (s.xii1/3)
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desesperer (s.xii1/3)

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[ FEW: 12,166b sperare; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 9,333a desesperer; TL: 2,1573 desesperer; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  désespérer; TLF:  désespérer; OED:  despair v.; MED:  despeiren v.; DMLBS: 631c desperare ]
deseperer;  desespairer,  desespereir;  dessaperer  

v.n.

1emotiontheol.to despair, lose faith: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Ne que avreie dunt penser Quant jo les vei desespereir?  258.1686
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 ) Ne deit hom mais desesperer, Ainz deit sa feit plus averer Quant veit que Deus si prestement Vivere trovet e vestement  953
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  J.C.La mort suffri pur vus sauver. Pur ceo ne deis desesperer  1068
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  nus ne devom desesperer si nus seoms temptez, mes fermement esperer del aide Deu  256.22
desesperer de
1to despair of, have no hope for: 
( 1294 )  pur çoe ke hom dessapaera de la vye le nauffré  21-22 Ed I 559
♦ emotion theol. to despair of, lose faith in: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  desesperanz(var. (Bd: c.1300) deseperanz) de la merci Deu  94.3

v.refl.

1 emotion theol. to despair, lose faith: 
( MS: s.xiiim )  Quant li frere ='friar' oi ceo, si se desesperot; Sa celle degerpi, al siecle repeirot  557

p.pr._as_s.

1emotiontheol.personif.personification of despair: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  damaoysele Desesperante, E damaoysele Deu Poi Enprise  3138

p.p._as_a.

1emotionin despair, losing one's hope: 
( 1294 )  nul ne deit deseperé de la court departir  21-22 Ed I 323
♦ emotiontheol. in despair, losing one's faith: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Unkore sui en grant turmente, Mes ne sui pas desesperee  222.77
2despaired of, beyond hope: 
( 1330-31 )  (the accused) la bati [...] issint qe la vie del avantdit A. estoit desesperee  87
estre desesperé de
1to be despaired of: 
( 1321 )  le dit R. [...] la soula (l. foula) ensi qe ele fust desesperé de sa vie, et uncore est  Ed II xxvi 90
2to be without hope of: 
( 1323-25 )  celes parties qe estoient come desesperez de refuyt  160
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