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

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amervailier,  amervailler,  amerveiler,  amerveilier,  amerveiller,  amerveillier,  amerviller;  asmerveiller;  emervailler,  emerveiller;  emmerveiller;  enmerveiler,  enmerveiller,  enmerveler,  enmerviler,  enmerviller,  enmervoiller,  enmervuiller;  esmervailler,  esmerveillere,  esmervoiller, 
(p.pr. amervolant)  
  FEW:  mirabilia 6/ii,145b Gdf:  esmerveillier 3,496c GdfC:  esmerveillier 9,533c TL: esmerveillier 3,1121 DEAF:  merveille (enmerveillier)  / merveille (esmerveillier)  DMF:  émerveiller  TLF:  émerveiller  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.intrans.

emotionto wonder, marvel: 
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Quant l’ot Auban du Fiz Deu parler, Mut cumence de ço esmervoiller  S Aub 42
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  De cest afere enmervilerent [...] E de sudayne desparysaunce  S Fran ANTS 3120

v. refl.

emotionto wonder, marvel: 
( c.1150; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Contre nature de la mer Virent feu par tut alumer. [...] Cel feu dunt il s’esmerveillouent [...]  S Nichol wace 430
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Mul forment s’esmerveilleront Des miracles qu[e] il verront  Lapid 232.857
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Del miracle [...] Mult se vait esmerveillant  S Modw 792
( c.1300; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Seint Antoyne se enmervuillout Coment Seint Pol du mauntel sout  S Paul 221

p.pr. as a.

1wondrous: 
( MS: s.xiiim )  De une ren me vois ore mult emerveillant Ke sovent en velz homes vei jo feiz d'enfant  Eschez Allegorical 26
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  encontre nature est e esmerveillant merveil ke [...]  Ancren2 171.21
2emotionsurprised, astonished: 
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiiex )  Si ben ala li quens fesant Que tuz erent amervolant  Dermot2 1942
( MS: s.xiv2 )  el [...] luy descoverist le tresoun de ses soers, dount le roy de Grece, esmervellant, meintenant envoia ses lettres as ses filles  Albina CCC 3v

p.p. as a.

1wondrous: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Or oi vertu esmerveillee, Del tens seint Pierre desusee, Qui sec a pié sus l’onde alot  Dial Greg SATF 4727
2emotionsurprised, astonished: 
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xivin )  Moltz se sunt amerveillé [...] Pur quai ceo fut [...] Que si prodhomme, que tant eust Tot temps esté religious Dust mal soeffrer si grevous  Mir Vge 39.87
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  jeo sui enmerveillez qe de ci loynz si toust estez revenuz  BOZ Cont 174
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