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[ FEW: 17,536b *warôn; Gdf: 3,465c esgarer; GdfC: 9,528b esgarer; TL: 3,1065 esgarer; DEAF: ∅; DMF: égarer; TLF: égarer; OED: egar v.; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]

esgarrer, esguarer, esguarrer; egarer, eguarer, eguarrer; eswarer,
p.p.f. eguarede, esguarethe 134

v.n.

1to lose one’s way, wander:

( 1148-64? ) Des la destruction de Troie si sunt mu[lz] genz espa[r]pailez e en altres regnes esguar[e]z 366

( s.xiii^1/3; MS: s.xiii^m ) De penser si esgara [...] Par la forest va esguarant 4561

p.pr._as_a.

1waif, stray:

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^ex ) Ici vinc par werec cum chaitif esgarant 1113

p.p._as_a.

1lost, not knowing the way:

( c.1136-37; MS: s.xii^ex ) Il [n’alerent] pas esgarez, Bien sorent tut cel pais 5534

♦lost, forsaken:

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^ex ) Ne serez esgaré, Ne vus, ne nul d’icés k’od vus sunt arivé 175

( s.xii^ex; MS: c.1200 ) Ki dedenz emfer maint [...] est esgarez e dolenz e chaitifs 62

♦wayward, gone astray:

( s.xiii¹; MS: s.xiii¹ ) pecheresses esguarees 13

♦bereft, destitute:

( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 ) pas n’aveit granz fius ne autres heritez Qu’il lur peust duner; tant fu plus esguarez 2635

( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 ) N’avrai confort se n’est par lui. Unques si esguaré ne fui! 2269

♦bewildered, perplexed:

( MS: 1120-40 ) Ai atendude an la maisun tun pedra Ou tum laisas dolente ed eguarede 470

( c.1185 ) aprés tel enemyté, Dount tut le mund fust esgarrez, Sount par soul lur quers acordez 12293

( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv¹ ) La chaitive femme esguaree Ke mult par fu espunté 47r

( c.1305; MS: c.1330 ) (The ladies in their finery) Mult serront esgarrez, quant a la mort vendront 364

♦deserted, empty:

( c.1185; MS: s.xiii^m ) Od lui s’en vont tut li privé, Le chastel lessent esgaré 9968

p.p._as_s.

1destitute person, outcast:

( s.xiii^4/4; MS: 1307-15 ) Les poveres soleit sustenir E les esguarez meintenir 110

( s.xiii^4/4; MS: 1307-15 ) Les pelerins sout herbergier E les esguariez conseilier 88

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii² ) Bele flur ad ki ad desir De peistre povres e vestir, Des esguarez bel herberger 6943

sbst._inf.

1losing one’s way:

( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv¹ ) De l’esguarer n’i funt nient 1636

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