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espessir (c.1150)
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espessir (c.1150)

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aspessir;  eçpesser;  enpeiser;  epessir;  espeiscer,  espeisier,  espeisser;  espesceir,  espescir,  espesir,  espesser;  espisser  
  FEW:  spissus 12,199a Gdf:  espessier 3,527b GdfC:  espessir 9,543b TL: espoissir 3,1237 / espoissier 3,1235 DEAF:  espoisse (espoissir)  / espoisse (espoissier)  DMF:  épaissir  / épaisser  TLF:  épaissir  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  spissare 3164b

v.trans.

to thicken: 
( s.xivin )  e pus festes temprer ové oue let des alemaundes espessé  Culinary Colls 865.23

v.intrans.

1to thicken: 
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiii2 )  E pur ceo [...] espessisent la buche des veines [...] e de ceo se estendent e en emflent  Med Treatise 153.181
( MS: s.xiiiex )  denseo: espesser  TLL ii 162
♦to grow thick, oppressive: 
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  Truble li tens, l’air epessist  Trist thomas2 2868
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Le ciel lur comence a nercir E les nues forment a espessir  Gui War 9052
2 to increase, become more intense: 
( c.1150; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  A tant vent espessat al tref, Que fist plus tost cure le nef  S Nichol wace 867
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Mout s’ala par la ville la novele espessant  Rom de Rou wace i 84.2076
♦to increase in numbers: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  Chastels e viles trespasça, E sa gent crut e espeisça; Tuit aloent en sa busuine  Brut WACE 11614
( 1150-70; MS: s.xiii )  Aprés lui espessist le rangs De chevaliers  Trist thomas2 1247
3to grow more violent: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  L'ire munta e engroissa, La guerre crut e espeissa  Brut WACE 14626
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Mut est enpeisez (var. (B: s.xivin) espese l. espesé ?; (D: s.xivm) espés) li turneiz  Ipom BFR 6163

v.refl.

to grow dark: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  El seir obscur, quant avesprout E la nut alques s’espeisout  Salemon 4614

p.p. as a.

thickened: 
( s.xiii2/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Tant seit quit e tant boilli Ke il seit tut aspessi  Nov Chir ANTS 1359
♦overgrown: 
( c.1200; MS: s.xiiiin )  [...] la terre ki ert maleite e d’espines espeisie  Eluc 99.78
♦reinforced: 
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Puis qu’il fu el pais venuz e repairiez, Par vostre terre vait de granz genz espeisiez  Becket1 5067

sbst. inf.

thickening: 
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  tant les laissiez boillir desque il venge a l’espesir  A-N Med i 69
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