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esturmir (1084)
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esturmir (1084)

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estormir,  estourmir;  estornir  (enturmir (l. e[s]turmir?))  
  FEW:  *sturm *17,266b Gdf:  estormir 3,626a GdfC: ∅ TL: estormir 3,1421 DEAF:  estormir  DMF:  estourmir  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1mil.to assault, attack by storm: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Baldulf [...] Par nuit vuleit l’ost (=Arthur's army, inside the castle) esturmir E del siege faire partir  Brut WACE 9073
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  [...] Richard qui fist s’envaie Dont Acre fu bien estormie  Ross ANTS 4000
2to ravage: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Estormissent le regné, portent fiers cembels. N’ont cure de vaches [...] Ainz pernent chevalers [...] Manguent ent les chars  Rom Chev ANTS 6290
3to rout, overwhelm: 
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  forment furent esbaiz, kar tut le ost fud esturmiz  Liv Reis1 25
4to startle, wake with a start: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Li Greu esteient endormi; Ainz que il fussent estormi  Brut WACE 468
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  (the dead man) s’asist com oem estourdi Qui fust d’un grief sumpne estourmi  Dial Greg SATF 10886
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Cil de l’ost sunt estorniz, Tut nuz saillent de lur liz  Brut Royal 903

v.intrans.

5 meteo. to become stormy, tempestuous: 
( s.xiii2/4;; MS: s.xiii2 )  Li venz fait l'unde enturmir (l. e[s]turmir?) E reverser e engrossir  Mirur1 152ra.39
to be alarmed, in uproar: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Dune veissiez gent esturmir, Bretuns crier, armes saisir, La trive eussent violee E l’eue en l’isle trespassee  Brut WACE 10061

v.refl.

to be alarmed, in uproar: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Por la noise et la meute que la gent Ernouf fist S’estormirent en l’ost et grant poor lor prist  Rom de Rou wace i 129.3499

p.p. as a.

1 mil. attacked by storm, assaulted: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Donc veissiez gent esfree, Vile estormie  Rom de Rou wace ii 69.4886
2emotionoverwhelmed, shocked: 
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Ceste dame s’est esbaie, Arere chet tuit esturmie  S Modw 5463
3alarmed, in an uproar: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Ocis i fu, eneslepas, Par mesaventure, Hirelgas; Tute en fu la cort estormie  Brut WACE 4363
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Le deis est abatu, li manger reversez, La sale estormie; tuit crient: ‘Montez!’  Rom Chev ANTS 781
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv2/4 )  tote a cité ert estourmie  Actes (B) 219b
4 name (used as a surname): 
( 1084 )  Richard Estormid (var. Estormit )  Family Names Sturmey
( 1130 )  John Esturmit  Family Names Sturmey
( 1236 )  Roger le Esturmi  Family Names Sturmey

See also:

enturmir  esturme  sturmi 
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