emplaisir (c.1200)

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emplaisir (c.1200)

  FEW:  placere 9,4a Gdf:  emplaire 3,63c GdfC: TL: DEAF:  plaire (emplaire)  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:
emplaysir,  emplere  

v.a.

1 to please
( c.1200; MS: 1200-75 ) Tut le munde vos amarat [sic], Ki ke Deu emplayserat  82

v.impers.

1to please
( 1366 )  Et de nostre estat, tresamé frere, s'il vous emplest assavoir, a la fesance de cestes nous estiens tout sains et en bon point  748
plaisir 
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