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esmollir (1212)

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FEW: mollis 6/iii,53b Gdf: esmolir 3,498b GdfC: ∅ TL: esmolir 3,1127 DEAF: mol (esmolir) DMF: esmolir TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

esmoillir, esmolir

v.a.

1emotionto soften, mollify, make compassionate, kind:

( 1212; MS: 1212-13 ) li crual penser […] De pieté sont esmolliz 10959

( c.1235; MS: c.1235 ) Auban [...] En sun lit s’endort [...]. Mes Deus nel vout ne guerpir ne ubblier, Ki li doinne sun segrei demustrer E par avisiun lui esmoillir le quoer 205

p.p._as_a.

1 med. softened, less tense, relaxed:

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) Et quant l’esplen est esmoliz avant, si l’enoigne l’en avant de agrippa i 234

( c.1270; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Quant [...] del ventre la soveraine partie Est sanz reddur tut esmolie 1969

amollir enmollir mol mollir

esmollir