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
1
to be emboldened:
(
1160-74;
MS: s.xiiiin
)
Li dus vit sa gent resortir E vit Engleis trop esbaudir
ii 211.8754
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, be cheerful:
(
s.xii2/4;
MS: s.xiii2/4
)
Quant li jorz de la feste vint, Que l’om se deveit esbaldir
437
(
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
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
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