esmoudre (s.xii1/3)

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esmoudre (s.xii1/3)

[ FEW: 6/iii,33a molere; Gdf: 3,500b esmoudre; GdfC: 9,534c esmolre; TL: 3,1129 esmoudre; DEAF: ; DMF:  émoudre; TLF:  émoudre; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: 774a emolere ]
esmoldre, 
ind.pr.3 esmult; 
p.p. esmolu,  esmolud,  esmulu,  esmulut  

v.a.

1to crush, grind
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Ki medicine faire en volt, O une cot vert bien l’esmoilt (var. (C: s.xiii2) esmiet; (D: 1276-77) melt) O lait de feme  57.696
( s.xii2/4; MS: 1200 )  ki l’esmult (=medus, a stone) od lait de femme ad (=by means of) une aspre cuz (can cure blindness)  105.XXVIII..2

p.p._as_a.

1sharp(ened)
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  (the antelope ) Dous cornes ad agues, Trenchanz et esmolues  764
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Od un cutel grant, esmolud, Al quer en ad le rei ferud  4031
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  lança as Escoz treis espiez esmuluz  1498
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Granz colps se fierent [...] Des gleives trenchanz esmuluz  938
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