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(
s.xii1; MS: 1155-60
)
E il ma[n]gerent e saulez sunt trop, e le desiier (l. desirer)(var. (B: s.xii4/4) desirer; Latin: desiderium) aportat a eals
Camb Ps 140.LXXVII.30
(
s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2
)
Ore ad de ly veer autretant desire
Rom ChevANTS 5242
(
c.1240; MS: c.1300
)
Pur fere a l’emperur sun desir
Mir N-D 35.98
(
1373
)
nostre entir volunté et desire
Northumb 80
♦sexual desire:
(
1150-70; MS: s.xii4/4
) Le desir qu’ad vers la reine Tolt le voleir vers la meschine
Tristthomas2 650
(
s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15
)
desirs de lecherie
Ancren2 13.10
♦object of desire:
(
1121-25; MS: s.xiv1
)
Ne de peiner ne recrerrunt De ci que lur desir verrunt
S Brendmup 1102
a desir
out of love:
(
c.1245; MS: c.1255
)
la (=Gunnilda) duna Ke a desir la demanda Li noble emperere H.
S Edwparis ANTS 509
a mun (etc.) desir
as I (etc.) wish:
(
1392-95; MS: s.xv1
)
[...] vous meynteigne et encresse toudis a vostre desir
Lett & Pet 55.22
aver desir a
to wish, have the desire to:
(
1320
)
eant grant desire et volonté a faire totes les choses qi [...]
Rot Parl2 87
aver desir de
to wish, have the desire to:
(
c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4
)
De manger devez desporter, Endementiers unkore ke volentez E desir de mangier avez
Secrabernun 1743
aver desir en
to wish, have the desire to:
(
c.1136-65; MS: c.1200
)
Tant unt en l'aprendre desir
Salemon 9139
aver en desir
to desire:
(
1267; MS: c.1300
)
trop i ad gent [...] Ki se purpensunt mut suvent Cument pussent acumplir Le pecché k'il unt en desir
Lum LaisANTS 3302
(
c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4
)
Dunt cum il aveit en desir Plusurs en (=needs) veit bien germir
S RichANTS 1245
faire charnel desir
to have sexual intercourse:
(
s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin
)
cil que ne se poet tenir K’il ne face charnele desir, Sil face par saint’ espusaille, Sauntz leccherie, sauntz countraille
CorsetANTS 136
desir1 (1121-25)