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esmaier (1113-19)
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The form emaier is a cross reference to the following entry:

esmaier (1113-19)

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amaer,  amaier,  amoier;  emaier;  enmaer,  enmaier;  esmaer  (esmener (l. esmeier)  Sibile 133)  
  FEW:  *exmagare 15/ii,92b Gdf:  esmaier 1 3,489b GdfC: ∅ TL: esmaiier 3,1107 DEAF:  esmaiier  / esmaiier (enmaiier)  DMF:  esmayer  TLF: ∅ OED:  esmay v.  MED:  esmaien v.  DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

emotionto dismay, upset, cause alarm to: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xiiiin )  (J.C.) Un poi les esmaiat; Mais puis les cunfortat  Comput 925
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiiim )  Al chef se vout prendre premier, Les altres voloit esmaier  S Laur ANTS 102
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiim )  De cel colp sunt paien esmaiez  Ch Guill 1854
♦emotionto frighten: 
( s.xii1; MS: s.xiiim ) si par cele chose (=torture) ne la poez esmaier  S Cath fragm 69
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  D’une part e d’autre sunt durement esmaiez  Rom Chev ANTS 4240

v.intrans.

emotionto be dismayed, upset, alarmed: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  de cunrei nen esmaez Que vus ici asez n’en aiez  S Brend mup 365
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Voient lez moustiers ars et le peuple tué [...]. Li roiz vit les barons et le peuple esmaier  Rom de Rou wace i 52.1081
♦emotionto be frightened: 
( c.1200; MS: s.xivin )  L’alme del cors pur poi s’en ist, Tant esmaie, tant enpouerist  S Osith 692

v.refl.

emotionto be dismayed, upset, alarmed: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 ) Dunc s'esmaient tuit li frere Pur le vent qui falit ere  S Brend mup 221
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Bien se deit esmaier ki [...] vers eus seit forfait d’aucune felunie  Horn 4504
( s.xiii2/3; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  (The adulterous wife) pur tant ne s’amaya mie  Fabliaux 24.476
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  (the dragon) ne s’enmaya de rien pur le coup, tant out dur l’escharde  Fouke ANTS 47.31
♦emotionto be frightened: 
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  N’aies paor de rien que veies, Angeles Deu sui, ne t’esmaier  Conception wace 507
( 1150-70; MS: s.xii4/4 )  Assez est huan u fresaie Ki chante dunt altre s’esmaie  Trist thomas2 881
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Gui s’en va, qui forment s’esmaie, Mult li anguisse el cors sa plaie  Gui War 1410
( 1216-25; MS: 1307-15 )  il s’emaia trop  Reis Britt1 4.25
s'esmaier de
1 emotion to be upset, alarmed, worried about: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Que dotes tu, de quei t'esmaies? Nus ne te faldrum pur noz vies  Brut WACE 2386
2emotionto marvel at: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: c.1275 )  Del miracle mut s’esmarrad  S Eust anon 2128

p.p. as a.

emotiondismayed, upset, alarmed: 
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Ne seiez enmaié Si tu vais curucé Ta femme quant ele plure  CATO ANON ANTS 741
estre esmaié de
to be upset, alarmed, worried about: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Tosteins fu bien estutiez, Del grant essaut fu esmaiez, E del mur qu’il vit abatu  Rom de Rou wace ii 12.3390
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