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FEW: laxare 5,223b Gdf: eslaisir 3,476a / eslaissier 1 3,476a GdfC: ∅ TL: eslacier 3,1080 / eslaissier 3,1083 DEAF: laissier (eslaissier) DMF: eslaisser TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

elacer, elaescer, eleser, elesser; eslaisier, eslaisir, eslaissier, eslasser, esleisser, esleissier, eslescer, esleser, , enlesser 7810

v.a.1to set free ♦ to release, let go ♦ to give free rein to ♦ to open up, widen
v.n.1to rush forward, move at full speed
v.refl.1to rush ♦ to gallop, ride at full speed

v.a.

1to set free:

( s.xii²; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) il me eslaisid e deliverad mei de anguisse 103

♦to release, let go:

( 1212; MS: 1212-13 ) Fors de sa cave ert esleissiez Li ours 9311

♦equit.to give free rein to:

( c.1185 ) Le bon ferant point et eslesce 9051

( MS: s.xii/xiii ) equum emissarium: stalun, ab 'ad' et 'mitto, -is' .i. eleser ii 89.160

( s.xiii^1/4; MS: s.xiii^m ) Un Barbarin vint par mi un val Tost esleissant un ignel cheval 914

( MS: s.xiv ) admissi gallice: eslaisiés i 31

♦to open up, widen:

( 1163-70; MS: s.xiii² ) Dous messagiers i enveia Pur la veie bien eslaiser, Qu’aler i poust senz encumbrier 4489

v.n.

1to rush forward, move at full speed:

( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii² ) li reis lor dist qu’il hurtassent La nef tant qu[e] il enfondrasent. Cil s’esleisserent, si hurterent Tant qu’en plusors lius l’enfondrerent 2257

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii² ) devant les autres va Fabur elessant 3476

( s.xiii^1/4; MS: s.xiii^m ) Qui dunc les veist esleisser e saillir De durs vassals li peust sovenir 238

( c.1230; MS: s.xiii^m ) A vint mil armez vient sur Greus eslessant 4094

v.refl.

1to rush:

( c.1230; MS: s.xiii^m ) Le[s] dis se sunt tost esleissé Cum bon vassal e aduré 8221

♦equit.to gallop, ride at full speed:

( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiⁱⁿ ) Quant pres erent de tel endreit [...] Laschent les regnes, si s’eslaissent i 218.1543

( c.1185; MS: s.xiii^m ) A cuilte de esporun se eslesse 4818

s'eslesser a, contre, vers

1 to rush towards:

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) Aba[i]sse son espié, au roy s’est alaisez (var. (P: c.1310) esleissez) 905 (var.)

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii^2/4 ) vers la porte s’eslessat 3016

♦ mil. to launch oneself on, attack:

( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii² ) li Turc [...] As serjanz tant tost s'esleisserent, Que plus de .vij. mile en leisserent 3480

♦ equit. to gallop, ride at full speed towards:

( 1155; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Vira le chief de sun cheval, Cuntre un chevalier s’eslaissa E cil a lui 11797-98

( c.1230; MS: s.xiii^m ) A plein vont tuit serré, sur eaux s’e[s]lesserent 5138

s’eslesser a (+inf.)

1to give oneself up to:

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii^2/4 ) Lores se esleissat a plurer 2048

p.p._as_adv.

(tut) eslessé

1at full speed, headlong:

( c.1136-37; MS: s.xii^ex ) Le cheval od gule baiee Vers les Engleis vint esleissié 5289

( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii² ) une espie, Qui lor dist que la gent haie Ot cele montaigne laisiee E s’en fuioit tote esleissiee 3992

( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii² ) S’i feri chescons esleissiez Enz en mi[liu] de la grant presse De la mescreant’ gent adverse 11483

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