desperer1 (c.1200)
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desperer1 (c.1200)

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  FEW:  desperare 3,55a Gdf:  desperer 2,627c GdfC: ∅ TL: desperer 2,1692 DEAF:  desperer  DMF:  despérer  TLF: ∅ OED:  despair v.  MED:  despeiren v.  DMLBS:  desperare 631c
despairer,  despeirer  

v.n.

1emotionto despair, give up hope: 
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Neient pur ço ne despeir mie Ke jo ne puisse par vostre aie Garrir de ceste maladie  2005
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  si vous desperez aver victorie de vos gent a pé [...]  97.10
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  pour sanz esperance fet homme trop desperer (var. (BN: s.xivin) desesperer)  93.15
desperer de
1to despair of, give up hope for: 
( 1294 )  Le autre traversa ke hom ne despera mye de la vye le naufferé  21-22 Ed I 559
( 1321 )  issi qe de sa vie fut despoyré  Ed II xxvi 320

v.refl.

1 emotion to despair, give up hope: 
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  Pur ço vus di que nul ne se despeire S’il fet pecché, repente sei en eire  (E) 10099
( MS: c.1300 ) Trop le ay forfait la moye culpe, mes desperer ne me dei  177r
( MS: s.xiv1 )  Qant jeo recorde vous grant bountez Ne me despayre pur mes pecchez  315.52

p.pr._as_a.

1emotiondespairing, hopeless: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  si vus estes desperant, prenez bone garde  95.27

p.pr._as_s.

1emotionone who despairs, gives up hope: 
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Les desperanz reformeit  1251
desesperer 
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