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espenir (1141)
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espenir (1141)

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espeiner,  espeinir;  espeneir,  espener,  espenoir  (espaneir  Rom de Rou wace i 270.2936)  
  FEW:  poenitere 9,119b Gdf:  espenier 3,520b / espenoir 3,520c GdfC: ∅ TL: espenëir 3,1176 DEAF:  espeneïr  DMF:  espenir  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

theol.to expiate, make atonement for: 
( 1141; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Mieuz vient pecchiez geir, Espener e guerpir  Sibile 1158
( c.1150; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Tant en ai oscis et murdri Nel avrai mes espeneï. La penitence en faz tant gref Que ja nul jur n’ert treite a chef  S Nichol wace 1234
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Que il peust ses pechiez espeinir  S Clem ANTS 11832
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Mes pecchez espenir voldrai  Gui War 7630
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin )  Et le mal k’il ad ainz overé Dait espenir de volunté  Corset ANTS 1950
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  As pecchiez espenir  Joshua Sermons i 21

v.intrans.

to be punished, pay the penalty: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Assez avum espenei Que li Saissun passent par ci; N’est giens par nostre volenté Qu’il unt par cest pais passé  Brut WACE 9488

v.refl.

theol.to atone, make atonement: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  [...] si il ne se espeneist (var. (BN: s.xivin) ne espenist) e compere  (ms. comprer) le pecché ke il fist  Ancren2 58.24

sbst. inf.

theol.expiation, making atonement: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin )  quant tant vault le suspir, Mult vaudrad le bien espenir  Corset ANTS 1938

See also:

respenir 
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