esbahir (s.xii1)
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esbahir (s.xii1)

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[ FEW: 1,285b batare; Gdf: 3,336b esbair; GdfC: 9,502b esbair; TL: 3,787 esbäir; DEAF:  beer (abaïr, esbaïr); DMF:  abahir / ébahir; TLF:  ébahir; OED:  abash v.; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
abahir,  abaier,  abair,  abayer;  esbahier,  esbaier,  esbair, 
pret.3 ebahi  128  

v.a.

1emotionto amaze: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Molt t’esbahiereit, ço croi  10956
♦emotionto strike terror into: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) En fremissement decalcheras la terre, en fuirur esbairas les genz  135.V.18
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  L’em deit penser ke multitudine des archers ne seit pas devant le bredasche e suspernent le mur e esbaissent les defendauz ki seront encontre eus  128.9
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  et quaunt le roy vist le dit test (=Wat Tyler’s), il fist porter juxt luy pur abayer les comunes  149.25

v.n.

1emotionto be amazed, dumbstruck: 
( MS: s.xiii2 )  obstupuit: abayt  ii 3
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Le frere, abay de la parole  4909

v.refl.

1emotionto marvel: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Si se abaïssent de la merveile, Ne sevent pas ke ceo deit estre  37.158
♦emotionto be scared: 
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Tuit cil de la nef s’esbairent Quant il ce =an angel virent e oirent  103
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Mut poy certis se abayrent  1545
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1 )  dunt tant se abayt Sir D.  81.112

p.p._as_a.

1emotionterrified, scared: 
( c.1150; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Granz fu li venz et li orages, Esbai fu tut li plus sagez  240
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Le deable lui eust si envaié Que tut estut com homme abaié  426
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Le frere trembla, tut abay  3081
♦emotionamazed: 
( MS: s.xiii2 )  attonitam: abayé(l. abaye)  ii 8
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  et ceux, abais de la parole, se disoient rienz savoir de tiele chose  215.25
( c.1335; MS: s.xivm )  le roi […] et (a) les autres […] se tindrent abaiz  128
♦emotionmad, out of one’s mind: 
( s.xii1; MS: s.xiiiM )  Dune [i] vint [a]corant come femme esbaie, Criant eschevelee pur cele sue amie  90
( MS: s.xiii )  mens: hec, et componitur menseps, mente captus, gallice abay  29
( MS: s.xiii2 )  menceps: (D) gallice abay  ii 15
♦ emotion distraught, upset: 
( MS: s.xii4/4 ) (upon finding a dead body:) A l’apostolie revient tuit esbahiz  339
2emotionshattered: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Nafré se senty e tut abay  6676
esbahi du parler
1emotiondumbstruck: 
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Du parler suy esbai, Le quer m’en est pres failli  244.153
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