1to make comfortable:
(
1283
)
Ceste lettre fu escrite a T., ou je ay fet fere une tresbele chapele pur vous
eiser quaunt vous i passerez
Reg Peckham ii 620
(
c.1350;
MS: c.1350
)
(men will only be allowed into the nunnery) pur les noneynes ou soer[s]
eaysir ou confortir
A-N Rules 98
2to refresh:
(
c.1170;
MS: s.xiiiex
)
De beivre e de mangier ad sun cors
aaisié
Horn 2157
3to please:
(
1302-05
)
[ ...] par la quele novele nous soioms adonques mielz
aisez
Lett Ed I 7
♦
to please, entertain:
(
MS: c.1330
)
Devaunt la gent se fet heytee Por
eyser seignour e meynee Tan ke recoevere
BIBB ROTH Poems 108.12
4to help, assist:
(
c.1365;
MS: s.xiv4/4
)
jeo ne vorreie que vous fussez endetté [...] tant come jeo puisse vous
eiser en ascune manere
SAMPS1 376
♦
lawto facilitate process (for the court):
♦
to make it convenient for:
(
1309
)
Coment q’il vous ad graunté de faire la siwte qe fust due a sa court de P. a sa curt de C. pur vous
eyser
YBB Ed II ii 94
5to indulge:
(
s.xivin;
MS: s.xivm
)
trop fust jolif de son cors
eyser, qar il ne voleit a peyne nul vendredy juner
BOZ Cont 80
(
c.1305;
MS: c.1330
)
de
eyser lur corps mettent trop de cure
BOZ Char 86
6to furnish, provide (with):
(
c.1170;
MS: s.xiiiex
)
tuz les noz somundrai E tuz prest e garniz d’armes les
eiserai
Horn 4420
to take one’s ease:
(
a.1382;
MS: a.1382
)
(he would give them) pees et trewe [...] pur dormyre et
esere a lour volounté demesne
Anon Chr1 37.33
1to take one’s ease:
(
1155;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
Les amies lur amis baisent e, quant leus est, de plus s'aaisent
Brut WACE 10184
(
1271-72;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
quant les chivalers [...] sunt espars e alez por eus
aeiser [...]
vegetius2 141.19
(
s.xiii3/3;
MS: s.xiv1/4
)
Aeisunt lur mesmes, mult aveint graunt mester
Longespee 45
♦
to rest, relax:
(
a.1399;
MS: a.1399
)
le roy prist sa vay devers Loundres a sa garderobe pur luy
esere de sa graunde travaille
Anon Chr1 150.9
2to relieve oneself (of):
(
1171-74;
MS: c.1200
)
E trestuz enboez de tai se fist
heser
Becket1 6047
♦
euph.to defecate:
(
s.xii2;
MS: s.xii3/3
)
truvad i une cave grande u il entrat pur sun ventre purgier
(ms. pur sei aiser)
Liv Reis1 48
(
s.xiii1;
MS: s.xiii4/4
)
Son conseil dit et descoveri Ke il se vout aler
eiser, Son ventre voleit espurger
S Audree1 2972
3to indulge oneself, live well:
(
MS: s.xiii3/4
)
Et si li marris est trop grasse De la femme ke bien s’
aise [...]
Medica 21va
4to benefit oneself:
(
MS: s.xiv1/3
)
il mesmes fut seisi par la fyn a
eser e enprover sei del boys avauntdit a sa volunté
Nov Narr 142
5to be patient, wait:
(
1353
)
[...] touz ceux qi y furent venuz [...] se deveroient eiser tant qe le meskerdi preschein suant
Rot Parl1 ii 246
helpful:
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: 1307-15
)
Encountre toz temptaciouns [...] sunt
esaunte soz la grace Deu seinte meditacions enterines
Ancren2 19.19
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