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[ FEW: 3,83b *directiare; Gdf: 2,776a drecier; GdfC: 9,415a drecier; TL: 2,2064 drecier; DEAF: dreicer; DMF: dresser; TLF: dresser; OED: dress v.; MED: dressen v.; DMLBS: 728a dressare ]

drecer, drecher, drecier, drescher, drescier, dreser, dresser,
pret.3 dreza 59

v.a.1to direct, guide (a ship, one’s course) ♦ to direct precisely, focus 2to correct, put right 3to lift (up) ♦ to raise, elevate ♦ to level, raise towards an aim ♦ to hoist, pull up ♦ to raise in anger 4 to set up, erect, build ♦ to set up, establish 5to draw up, put forward, present (a statement etc.) 6to bring up, make appear 7to address 8to serve (food)
v.n.1to rise, stand up 2to rise, get up (out of bed) ♦ to rise up (in anger) 3to become straight, erect ♦ (of the penis) to become erect
v.refl.1to follow the straight path, mend one’s ways ♦ to make amends 2to rise, stand up 3to rise, get up (out of bed) ♦ to rise up (in anger) 4(of the penis) to become erect 5to address oneself, apply oneself 6to make oneself ready 7to travel, make one’s way
p.pr._as_s.1one who wakes, rises from sleep
p.p._as_a.1standing up 2buoyed up, cheered

v.a.

1to direct, guide (a ship, one’s course):

( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv¹ ) (the dragon) Vers le gripun drechet sun vol 1022

( c.1235; MS: c.1235 ) Il devise e dresce mun aiere e mun chemin 56

♦to direct precisely, focus:

( 1113-19; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) Cum plus le (=mirror) drecerez, melz e melz la (=moon) verrez 2677

2to correct, put right:

( c.1270; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) dreitureument les torz drescer 600

( c.1335; MS: s.xiv^m ) pur estre en Parlement a drescer les errours de la terre 144

3 to lift (up):

( c.1141; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) li cerf drescera Sa teste 1024

( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiⁱⁿ ) Tant a sa gent avant menee, Comme gent qui alout armee, Qu’il fist son estandart drecier Et fist son gonfanon fichier ii 142.6963

♦to raise, elevate:

( s.xii¹; MS: 1155-60 ) Dreçant(Latin: Suscitans) de la puldre le suffraitus, de fiens eslievet le povre 210.CXII.7

♦ weapons to level, raise towards an aim:

( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiⁱⁿ ) Donc veissiez hanstes drecier, Haubers e helmes afaitier [...] ii 156.7317

♦ship.to hoist, pull up:

( MS: 1120-40 ) La nef est preste [...]. Drecent lur sigle, laisent curre par mer 79

( c.1200; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) ancre saké E drecié mast, sigle amunt trait 933

♦to raise in anger:

( c.1136-37; MS: s.xii^ex ) Ja n’as tu nul veisin procein Qui cuntre tei ost drecier main 6272

( c.1235; MS: c.1235 ) (J.C. was) En un fust drescé, autre en travers parmi 236

4 to set up, erect, build:

( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 ) Pr[e]echeors [...] Ki eglise drecent e funt 2776

( 1155; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Issi ont lor chastels garniz, Fossez parez, dreciez paliz ii 21.3638

♦ to set up, establish:

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) E levent pereres, mangonels ont drescez 877

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiii^m ) Son tribunal i fait drecier, Siet i e tuit si chevaler 766

5to draw up, put forward, present (a statement etc.):

( s.xii¹; MS: 1155-60 ) drecerent(Latin: surrexerunt) encuntre mei fals testimonie 42.XXVI.14

( c.1292; MS: c.1300 ) adounc covent al tenaunt a drescer(l. adrescer?) ses resouns s’il put i 312

6to bring up, make appear:

( 1113-19; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) Pernez un mireur [...]; La furme que i verez Torte le conceverez. Sil volez esluigner, Dreit devant vus drecer […] 2662

7to address:

( 1405-10; MS: s.xv¹ ) le Roy [...] a dressez a vous certeines lettres 436.3

8culin.to serve (food):

( s.xivⁱⁿ ) […] metez en cel let e festes enchaufer; e pus drescez 866.29

drescer la table
table

drescer sun (etc.) chemin, sa veie (a)

1to go, travel, journey (to):

( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 ) Quant al tierz jor resuscitat, Sa veie a iglise dresçat 5460

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) Par my les deserz voil mon chemin drescer 4465

( s.xiii^3/3; MS: s.xiv^m ) aprés la demeure [...] si dressoient les rois lour chemyn [...] vers Lyons 6.1

2 to lead (towards):

( s.xii¹; MS: c.1145 ) Sire, [...] drece el tuen esguardement la meie veie 44.5.9

drescer un estal

1mil.to prepare a (defensive) position:

( s.xiii^3/3; MS: s.xiv^m ) Les gentz de la citee [...] dresserent un fort estal, qe se arraieront sur une montayne 17.2

drescer sun (etc.) vis

1to look up:

( 1174-75; MS: s.xii^ex ) Quant le cuens de F. en ad drescié sun vis [...] 35

drescer en seant
seer#1

drescer sus

1to raise, lift upwards:

( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv¹ ) Dunc drechet sus ambes les mains 204

♦theol.to raise, resurrect:

( 1354; MS: c.1360 ) (I ask for the resurrection) pur moy drescer sus de la sarcu ou jeo gise com mort 232.4-5

2to raise, bring to a standing position:

( c.1136-37; MS: s.xii^ex ) Tute nuit fist enfichier pels […]. Les morz humes i enficherent E tute nuit sus les drescerent 778

( s.xiii^1/3; MS: s.xiii^m ) Al cunte Amis puis ala, Sus par la main le dresça 12448

v.n.

1to rise, stand up:

( 1155; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Dune les =two fighters veissez [...] Lever, sufacher e restreindre, Baisser e drescer e esmer 1141

( 1174-75; MS: s.xii^ex ) Li cuens T. de F. dresçad de sun estage 43

2to rise, get up (out of bed):

( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 ) ki dormi ad en peresce, Si ad tost mesaise e destresce. Por ço nos somunt de drecier [...] 4189

♦to rise up (in anger):

( s.xii¹; MS: 1155-60 ) Dresce(Latin: Surge) Sire, en ta fuirur 8.VII.6

3to become straight, erect:

( s.xii^3/3; MS: s.xiii^m ) Deus feit pur lui granz vertuz, Contreiz drescer e parler muz 494

♦anat.(of the penis) to become erect:

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) Et la verge dresce a la fiez. Mes come s’esperme deit issir, si s’abesse [...] i 239

drescer en sun (etc.) estant

1to rise, stand up:

( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 ) E rova les evesques drescier en lur estant 5047

v.refl.

1to follow the straight path, mend one’s ways:

( s.xiii^1/3; MS: s.xiii^m ) Ne avoit coens [...] Qui osast sun seignur mesfaire, Se par amur ne se dresçast, Que tost sur lui ne alast 101

♦to make amends:

( c.1185 ) Pleges sui qu’il se drescera De tut l’enui que fait vus a 11276

2to rise, stand up:

( s.xii¹; MS: 1155-60 ) de la lumiere drecerai mei (Latin: consurgam) a tei 106.LXII.1

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) A. se dresce, oiant toz dit [...] 2708

( 1150-70; MS: s.xiii^ex ) T. se dreche et dit [...] 17

( 1267; MS: c.1300 ) dreit ne se put ver Deu drescer 1964

( s.xiii^ex; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) drescez vous, braulez (l. branlez) vous, levez sus en haut les eolz vers ciel 203.28

( 1354; MS: c.1360 ) ne me puisse lever ne drescer par moy 232

3to rise, get up (out of bed):

( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 ) Talent avreit de se drescier, Mais delit ad el perecer. Ki en perece se someille, Ne ben ne dort ne ben ne veille 4205

♦to rise up (in anger):

( 1141; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Li prince [...] Forment se drescerunt, Mut des gens destrurrunt 405

( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 ) Nuls [...] ne s’en osast drecier 5173

4anat.(of the penis) to become erect:

( MS: s.xiiiⁱⁿ ) Si ses menbres (=the penis) se drece pur talent de femme 250

5to address oneself, apply oneself:

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiii^m ) Maistre, a cest besoing vus dreciez Et mei cumme deciple aidiez 1

( s.xiii^ex; MS: s.xiv² ) li prechere e li prelat Se deivent drescer as bones oeveres 1895

6to make oneself ready:

( s.xiii^1/3; MS: s.xiv^1/4 ) Issi se dresce tut a leyser 491

7to travel, make one’s way:

( 1113-19; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) E ele s’est esluignee, Dreit al soleil drecee 2686

( s.xiii^3/3; MS: s.xiv^m ) R. se dressa envers Jerusalem 38.1

( 1361 ) mons’ Nicholas de Tamworth, chivaler, qi se dresse devers lez ditez parties par mandement de roi 15.31

se drescer a

1fig.to move towards, approach:

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii^ex ) [...] jeske se acorde a justice misericorde, e peis se dresse a veritet 107

se drescer a la mer

1to put out to sea:

( s.xiii^3/3; MS: s.xiv^m ) Puis se dresseront au meer et vindrent a Messane 13.70

se drescer devers, (en)vers

1to set out for, travel towards:

( s.xiii^3/3; MS: s.xiv^m ) touz les niefs le Roi Richard soi dresseront vers Jerusalem hors des diverses portz 9.3

se drescer encuntre

1to prepare for:

( s.xiii^3/3; MS: s.xiv^m ) et se dressa checun encontre le dit passage a mielz q’il poait 2.13

se drescer des tables

1to get up from, leave the table:

( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 ) Nis li sergant s’esteient des tables ja drecié 5180

se drescer en estant

1to rise, stand up:

( s.xiii^3/3; MS: s.xiv^m ) si se dressa en esteant et rendist graces a celui qe [...] 14.3

se drescer en halt

1to rise, stand up:

( 1354; MS: c.1360 ) (without his legs and a stick) le cheitiff ne poet aler ne soi en haut dresser 230

se drescer en (sun, etc.) pez

1to rise, stand up:

( s.xii^3/3; MS: s.xiii^m ) En pez se dresce ignelement 136

se drescer en (sun (etc.)) seant
seer#1

se drescer sus

1to get up, rise to one’s feet:

( 1212; MS: 1212-13 ) Pues soi dresça sus e s'asist 3229

( s.xiii^ex; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) Drescez vous sus aprés ceo 14.4

p.pr._as_s.

1 one who wakes, rises from sleep:

( s.xii¹; MS: c.1145 ) Sicume sunge de dreçanz (Latin: Velut somnium surgentium) 85.72.20

p.p._as_a.

1standing up:

( s.xiii^ex; MS: s.xiv² ) il aveit set cornes sus sun chef Ke sunt encuntremunt sus dresciez 1026

2fig.buoyed up, cheered:

( c.1235; MS: c.1235 ) En joie sunt trestuit drescé e esbaudi 268

adrescer endrescer esdrescer redresser susdrescé

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