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enferm (s.xii1/3)
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enferm (s.xii1/3)

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amferm;  emferm;  enfeorm  (enfer)  
  FEW:  infirmus 4,670a Gdf:  enferm 3,145c GdfC: ∅ TL: enferm 3,327 DEAF:  enferm  DMF:  enferme 1  / inferme  TLF:  infirme  OED:  infirm a.  MED:  infirme a.  DMLBS:  infirmus 1357a

a.

infirm, weak: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) E forsmena els ot argent e or, e n'esteit es lignedes d'els enfers (Latin: et non erat in tribubus eorum infirmus)  Oxf Ps ANTS 106.104.35
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Aies merci de mei, Sire, kar jo sui enferm (Latin: infirmus)  Camb Ps 7.VI.2
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  neporquant ceste franchise Ne doit pas estre as enferms mise En example  Dial Greg SATF 644
♦pathol.sick, ill: 
( MS: 1120-40 )  Tut soi amferm, sim pais pur sue amor  S Alexis1 220
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Urine evouse e en sein e enferm pessime est  A-N Med i 263
♦unwholesome: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  il ne pristeront nule garde que fut sein ne quei enferm a manger ou a boivere  Ancren2 129.31
♦loathsome: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Les leprous [...] escures De totes enfermes ordures  Dial Greg SATF 3200

s.

pathol.sick person: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiii2 )  Quant l’en la (=the stone chelidonius) lie tres ben ferm Al senestre braz de l’enferm, De la dolur senes garra  Lapid 220.494
( MS: 1120-40 )  N'i vint amferm de nul amfermetet, Quant il l'apelet, sempres nen ait sanctet  S Alexis1 556
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Les enferms sovent revisitent  Dial Greg SATF 13127
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Li enferm plora e gemi  S Audree1 4090
( s.xiv1; MS: c.1361 )  Si en ay jeo a vous moustree totes cestes choses qe en tiele manere vous covient il travaillauntz prendre les enfermes  Actes (A) 372a
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