esmerer (s.xii1)
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esmerer (s.xii1)

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[ FEW: 3,300a exmerare /6/ii,32a merus; Gdf: 3,495c esmerer; GdfC: ∅; TL: 3,1118 esmerer; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  esmerer; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
esmerrer;  emerer,  emirer  

v.a.

1to purify, refine: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  par fu nus esmeras, sicum est esmeret argenz  79.65.9
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Deus volt ses esliz esmerer. Par poverte el secle endurer  8607

v.refl.

1to be refined, purified (from): 
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiim )  Si cum li ors s’esmere fors de l’argent [...]  328

p.p._as_a.

1pure, refined: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) argent par fu esmeret  48.11.7
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  obrisum: emiré  ii 85
♦fig.spotless, unsullied: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Quant li bon serrunt esmeré E mal el feu d’enfern dampné  1359
( c.1200; MS: s.xivin )  De cors bien fete e acemee, Mes plus dedenz fu esmeree  172
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  A la roine, l’esmeree, Mere au roi Edward, la senee, Va, chanzon  5269
or esmeré
or#1
tresesmeré 
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