embaudir (1141)
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embaudir (1141)

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[ FEW: 15/i,31a *bald /1,212b bald; Gdf: 3,28a embaudir 1 /3,340a esbaudir; GdfC: ∅; TL: 3,798 esbaudir; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  embaudir 1; TLF: ∅; OED:  embold v. / embolden v.; MED:  embolden v.; DMLBS: ∅ ]
enbaudir;  ebauder,  ebaudir;  enbaulder;  enbauder,  esbauder;  esbaldir,  esbaudir;  abauder,  abaudir  

v.a.

1to embolden, encourage: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Ly roys Alisandre toz les soens esbaudist  3152
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  dona grant hardiesce as Bugres, et les enbaudi mult a guerrer les Gregeis  266.12
2to support, strengthen: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Le confort de ceste sentence Les enbaudi en lur obedyence  7984

v.refl.

1to be emboldened: 
( 1280 )  sei abaudissent en lour folies et sovent mespernent countre la pees  283
♦to take heart, be cheered: 
( 1141; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Mut s’en esbaudira, E trestute sa gent En prendrunt hardement  1034
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin )  (B.V.M. addressing Devil) Ke poz tu faire, dolent? De quel chose t’esbaudis tu?  132.205
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Durement se sunt esbaldis, retenu sunt (=prisoners held for ransom) seisante dis  1007
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Mut s’esbaldisent li Romein; De la victorie sunt certein  2773
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  De nul ben ke pechur enprent A fere pur Deu ne peut blandyr A sey memes, ne enbaudyr De penaunce  2516
2to enjoy oneself: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Alisandre est de l’age qu’il s’en volt esbaudir E torner a barnage e d’enfance issir  445

p.p._as_a.

1emboldened: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  La gent le roy Daire est d’orgoill esbaudie  1756
( 1311 )  gentz sont esbaudés de tueir les gentz & robber  i 164 xxviii
( 1350-51 )  maufaisours sount trop esbaudés de meffaire  ii 229
( 1447 )  enemies du roy [...] sont grandement embaudez, confortés  v 138
♦courageous, brave: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  E occist en l’estur la gent plus esbaudie  2389
2emotionjoyous: 
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Mult sunt li Englois esbaudis, Ke si lur est le champ remis  18096
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  [...] E du cel li angere joius e esbaudi  1098
embaudir sun (etc.) cors
1to amuse oneself: 
( c.1185 )  Alum la sus a ces kernels Dedure e esbaldir nos cors  9193
embaudir sun (etc.) coer
1to hearten: 
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  Puis dist parole as Ebreus [...] Pur ebaudir lur quers  (E) 3755
baudir  resbaudir 
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