despire (s.xii1)
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despire (s.xii1)

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  FEW:  despicere 3,55a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: despire 2,1695 DEAF:  despire  DMF:  despire  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED:  despien v.  DMLBS:  despicere 1 632a / despicari 1 632a
despirre  

v.a.

1emotionto despise, hold in contempt: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Despit(Latin: Despicit) li oilz de lui les engrés  (ed. engres)  19.XIV.4
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin )  Cil ki confessioun despit, Il agrandist soun mal petit  2169
( s.xiii3/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Orguil fet homme [...] despire sun preme  208ra
2emotionto scorn, disregard: 
( 1140-60; MS: 1140-60 ) si alcuns par esperit de deable iceste francheté d’icel leu voldrad enfraindre e cest notre privilege despirre e dejeter [...]  268.3.20
( c.1141; MS: s.xiii4/4 ) Encuntre Crist irrunt E ses faiz despirunt  308
( 1261 )  issi est le comaundement le roy despit  226
3to insult, humiliate: 
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  Quant Ysolt ot sei si despire [...]  1568

v.n.

1 emotion to despise, hold in contempt: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) A quei, Sire, desevras tu en luinz? Tu despis en cuvenabletez, en tribulatiun (Latin: dispicis in oportunitatibus in tribulatione)  46.9.22
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Tant despist e tant maneça E tant les quist qu'il les trova.  8109
despire sur
1 emotion to despise, hold in contempt: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) sur les miens enemis despist li miens oilz  73.53.7

v.refl.

1 emotion to despise, loathe oneself: 
( c.1141; MS: s.xiii4/4 ) Tel ordeé serra Ke cil ke la f[e]ra Quant de sei pensera Pur plus vil s'en aura: En sun esgardement Se despira forment  686

p.p._as_a.

1contemptible: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  [...] qui despit et vil lui claime  1914
2emotiondespised: 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  L’arbre e la furme de la croiz fud despite  i 13
3ignominious: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  N’est pas dreit ke entre gent Profés en moniage parfite Seit cil mis ke en mort despite Mustre a putte conversiun  195.32
tenir despit
1emotionto despise: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  sui tenue despite, sicome Dieu fut en la croiz  253 24-5
despectiun  despicable  despisable  despisance  despisanment  despisement  despiser  despisur 
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