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enmaier (c.1185)

enmaier (c.1185)

emmaier;  emaier,  enmaer,  enmayer  
  FEW:  *exmagare 15/ii,93b Gdf:  enmaier 2 3,199c GdfC: TL: enmaiier 3,451 DEAF:  esmaiier (enmaiier)  DMF:  emmaier 2  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

v.refl.

emotionto be dismayed, upset, alarmed
( c.1185; MS: s.xiii1/3 ) 'Ne vus enmaiez', fait il, 'sire! N'est si mal cum vus esperez!'  Proth ANTS 1480
( s.xiiiin; MS: 1272-82 ) Quant la veile ad entendu Dount si grant mal li est venu, Dit lui: 'Ne te emmaiez de rien! Jeo te conseileray mout bien'  Fabliaux 12.57
( MS: 1272-82 ) Ore me mettent la gent sure, Sus e jus, Qui jeo rimer me pus Ne me sai; Einz dient, ki jeo me emmai A lur dit  Digby 86 stengel 118.2.11 (D)
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  (the dragon) ne s’enmaya de rien pur le coup, tant out dur l’escharde  Fouke ANTS 47.31
( MS: c.1310 ) li engleis se enmaierent durement pur ce k' li reis demura tant  Reis Britt foltys 70 (C)

sbst. inf.

emotion (fact of) being dismayed, upset, alarmed
( MS: s.xiiim ) Trop pleindre e trop enmaer N'est pas mecine suvereine  Chansons Pieuses 22.81

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

See also:

amaier  esmaier  maier1 
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