escharnir (s.xii1)
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escharnir (s.xii1)

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[ FEW: 17,120a *skirnjan; Gdf: 3,372b escharnir /3,372a escharnier; GdfC: ∅; TL: 3,861 escharnir; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  escharnir; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
escharner,  escharnier;  echarnier,  echarnir;  escarnir,  escarnoier,  ascarnir  

v.a.

1to mock, deride: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Chi habitet es ciels les escharnirat, et nostre sire les subsannerat  43.2.4
( MS: 1120-40 )  Li serf [...] Lur lavadures li getent sur la teste [...]. Tuz l'escarnissent, sil tenent pur bricun  266
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  le dyable s’en rit, si le scharnist (l. l’escharnist)  45.5
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  J. de R. fust molt led de vys e de corps, e pur ce, les rybaudz de leynz ly escharnierent e defolerent e detrestrent par les chevoyls e par ces pees  32.32
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  Et de ces grantz gentz les petitz se mokent et les ascarnissent auxi come nous ferroms des grantz geantz  365
♦to abuse, revile: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Plusurs de ces ki cest oirent A desmesure l’escharnirent  4912

v.n.

1to mock, laugh: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Li abiterres del ciel escharnirat (Latin: ridebit)  2.II.4

p.pr._as_a.

1scornful: 
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  Les uns sunt si escharnissant, La lufe e la mouze fesaunt  3266

p.pr._as_s.

1mocker, scorner: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Escarnisanz quiert sapience, Ne pot trover u el comence  8169

p.p._as_a.

1humiliated, scorned: 
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  quant li perdizel Sunt parcreu oisel, Qu’ il entendent le pere E la voiz de la mere, Laissent lur nureture, Venent a lur nature, E cil ki.s ad nurri Se tent pur escharni  2002
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  E tant furent prudhume li granz e li petiz Ke le cunte Robert s’en vait tut escharniz  874
♦laughable, subject to mockery: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Mercurie [...] Ne i vint pas cum escharniz, Mes de tutes armes ben garniz  11.161

sbst._inf.

1mockery, derision: 
( s.xvin; MS: s.xv1 )  par escharner (M.E. scornynge), bien sachez, Ne serrez jammez alosé  98.6
scharnir 
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