espasmer (c.1185)
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espasmer (c.1185)

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  FEW:  spasmus 12,137b Gdf:  espasmer 3,515b GdfC: ∅ TL: espasmer 3,1160 / espasmir 3,1160 DEAF:  espasme (espasmer)  / espasme (espasmir)  DMF:  espasmé  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  spasmare 3143c
espamer,  espasmir,  espaumer  

v.n.

1med.pathol.to faint, swoon: 
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  Homme [...] espaume pur noun power (M.E. M[an] [...] swoneth that hath no myght)  281

v.refl.

1med.pathol.to faint, swoon: 
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Tres feiz s’espasme en un urette  5235
( s.xiv2; MS: s.xiv2 ) ki unkes sei espamet, seit homme seit femme, si fevre li survent  ii 256.115

p.p._as_a.

1med.pathol.in a faint, swoon: 
( c.1185 )  A ses pez chet tut espasmie  4980
pasmer 
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