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[ FEW: 11,500b serare; Gdf: 1,439c asserrer 1 /3,236a enserrer; GdfC: 9,478c enserrer; TL: 3,527 enserrer; DEAF: serrer (asserrer, enserrer); DMF: asserrer / enserrer; TLF: enserrer 1; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]

aserrer, asserrer; enserer; inserrer,
pr.p. ensarant 59

v.a.1to lock up ♦ to confine ♦ to shut, close 2to embed 3to include
v.n.1to be inserted, embedded
v.refl.1to shut oneself up, live encloistered ♦ to be confined 2 to adhere to, combine with ♦ to reach, stretch to
p.p._as_a.1reclusive, living encloistered 2concerned, anxious 3in distress, in dire straits

v.a.

1to lock up:

( 1121-35; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) Li gupilz signefie Diable [...]: A gent en carn vivant Demustre mort semblant Tant que en mal sunt entré En sa buche enserré 1802

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) Par covenant en doit tut son voler fere, Mes nel mette en prison n’en anels n’enserre 5334

( s.xiii^ex; MS: s.xiv^1/3 ) chartres, escriz loiaux, tresor e teles choses enserrees 150

♦to confine:

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) [...] la fier[e] vengeisons Paront Alisandre destruit les males nacions E enclost e enserra vint e deus regions 6525

( c.1300; MS: s.xiv^1/4 ) L’ewe clot e enserre, Si decurt par desuz tere 259

♦to shut, close:

( s.xiii^ex; MS: 1307-15 ) la recluse [...] ne vout pas fermer ses (var. (BN: s.xivⁱⁿ) les) fenestres de ses euz, ne ses euz en serrez (l. enserrer) encountre la greve mort de l’alme 177.15

2to embed:

( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv¹ ) darz Qu’el dur fust serré (var. (B: s.xiv^2/4) enserré ) esteyent 2461 (var.)

3to include:

( c.1275; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) O payn[e] purra avenyr Ke l’em peusse sustenyr Le cors en chose bosoynable, Ke delyt ne ensere chalaungable 1898

v.n.

1to be inserted, embedded:

( s.xiv¹; MS: s.xiv^m ) un mortayse ou le pee de la croiz y enserroit (var. (E: s.xiv¹) inserroit) 100.5

v.refl.

1eccl.monasticto shut oneself up, live encloistered:

( s.xiii^ex; MS: 1307-15 ) recluses e noneins [...] ke se font (var. (BN: s.xivⁱⁿ) sunt) enserrez contre le leon de enfern 245.13

♦to be confined:

( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 ) Par ces veines (=in the ground) l’ewe s’enserre, E aruse la secke terre 389

2 to adhere to, combine with:

( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 ) Les elemenz [...] sunt feu, ewe e eir e terre, Dunt chescun a altre se serre (var. s’aserre) 320

♦to reach, stretch to:

( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 ) Un tun (=musical note) cumence de la terre, Ke deske a la lune se aserre 1954

p.p._as_a.

1eccl.monasticreclusive, living encloistered:

( s.xiii^ex; MS: 1307-15 ) recluses e noneins [...] ke se font (var. sont) enserrez contre le leon de enfern 245.13

2fig.emotionconcerned, anxious:

( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv¹ ) Des dous (=missing monks) sevent cum unt erret, Mais de cest terz sunt enserret 1498

3in distress, in dire straits:

( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv¹ ) Suvent lur dist cum unt erret, U furent bien u enserret 1822

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