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

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

v.a.

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

v.refl.

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

p.p._as_a.

1metal(of metal) pure, refined: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) argent par fu esmeret  48.11.7
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  Aurum etiam obrizum gloss: emiré sciat discernere ab oricalco  i 189.171 and ii 85.171
♦theol.pure, spotless, free from sin: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Quant li bon serrunt esmeré E mal el feu d’enfern dampné  1359
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 ) De Buiamont e de Tancré - C’erent pelerin esmeré  10644
( c.1200; MS: s.xivin )  De cors bien fete e acemee, Mes plus dedenz fu esmeree  172
or esmeré
or#1

p.p._as_s.

1 fig. one who is pure, spotless: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  A la roine, l’esmeree, Mere au roi Edward, la senee, Va, chanzon  5269
mer#2  meré  tresesmeré 
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