esmerveiller (s.xii1/3)
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esmerveiller (s.xii1/3)

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  FEW:  mirabilia 6/ii,145b Gdf:  esmerveillier 3,496c GdfC:  esmerveillier 9,533c TL: esmerveillier 3,1121 DEAF:  merveille (esmerveillier)  DMF:  émerveiller  TLF:  émerveiller  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
emervailler,  emerveiller;  esmervailler,  esmerveillere,  esmervellier,  esmervoiller,  asmerveiller  700,  esmervilher  

v.n.

1emotionto wonder, marvel, be astonished: 
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Quant l’ot Auban du Fiz Deu parler, Mut cumence de ço esmervoiller  42
( MS: s.xiiim )  De une ren me vois ore mult emerveillant Ke sovent en velz homes vei jo feiz d'enfant  26
( MS: s.xiv2 )  el [...] luy descoverist le tresoun de ses soers, dount le roy de Grece, esmervellant, meintenant envoia ses lettres as ses filles  3v

v._refl.

1emotionto wonder, marvel, be astonished: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Mul forment s’esmerveilleront Des miracles qu[e] il verront  232.857
( c.1150; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Contre nature de la mer Virent feu par tut alumer. [...] Cel feu dunt il s’esmerveillouent [...]  430
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Del miracle [...] Mult se vait esmerveillant  792
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 ) chascuns s’esmervilhoit ou li autres aloit  58.G8.5
( MS: c.1335 ) Bel frere, [...] Ne t’esmervail pas si temptatiun vus vient  i 48.698
( 1381-97; MS: s.xv1 ) [...] du quelle matire grandement je moy esmerveille  80.79.19

p.pr._as_a.

1wondrous, astonishing: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  encontre nature est e esmerveillant merveil ke [...]  171.21

p.p._as_a.

1wondrous, astonishing: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Or oi vertu esmerveillee, Del tens seint Pierre desusee, Qui sec a pié sus l’onde alot  4727
amerveiller  enmerveiller  esmerveillable  esmerveillaunce  merveiller 
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