afflire (s.xii1)
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afflire (s.xii1)

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  FEW:  affligere 24,253b Gdf:  aflire 1,144b GdfC: ∅ TL: aflire 1,193 DEAF:  aflire  DMF:  afflire  / afflict  TLF: ∅ OED:  afflict v.  / afflict a.  MED:  afflight ppl.  / afflighten v.  / afflict ppl.  DMLBS:  affligere 80a
aflire,  efflaier; 
pp. afflit  

v.a.

1to afflict, oppress: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) [...] kar tu nus salvas des afflianz nus, e les haanz nus confundies  68.43.9
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Afflisis les pueples, e fors enveias eals (Latin: afflixisti plebes, et emisisti eos)  75.XLIII.2
♦emotionto afflict, distress: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  (J.C.) Ma flor qui pur giel ne s'esmaie, Mon solail quant iver m'efflaie  1882
2to mortify: 
( s.xiii2 )  ke frunt cil ermite Ke tant unt la char afflite [...]? Dunke unt la pire vie eslite  5.56

v.n.

1pathol.med.to hurt, be painful: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  la dolor dé dens qui vient del vice de cervel afflit et tient a la fiez pa[r] diz houres […]  i 194

p.p._as_a.

1emotionafflicted, downcast: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Quant li seinz huem venir le vit, Si  (ms. Issi) desiré (=‘déchiré’) e tant aflit  932
( 1435 )  avé donné a nos povres cuers afflictz [...] grant consolacion  438
afflictiun  affliger 
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