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esperir1 (c.1136-37)
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esperir1 (c.1136-37)

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  FEW:  expergiscere 3,308b Gdf:  esperir 3 3,523b GdfC: ∅ TL: esperir 1 3,1184 DEAF:  esperir 1  DMF:  esperir  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  expergiscere 857a

v.trans.

to waken, rouse: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Atant si est li morz esvaniz E cil de dormir esperiz  Mirur1 163vb8

v.intrans.

1to waken up (from): 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Kant veu aveit la vision E de cel soinge repairi (var. (L: c.1335) esperi)  Amis 1085 (var. K)
♦to stay, lie awake: 
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  omme pense et espere Pur la malyce d’un lere (M.E. M[an] thinkith and wakyth [...])  Nominale 299
2to spurt forth: 
( 1291-92 )  le bati [...] issi qe le sang esperi de totes pars  Sel Bills Eyre 34

v.refl.

1to wake up: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Par tut le bois ot si grant cri Que la dame s’en esperi  GAIMAR1 236
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  La dame s’esperi e del songe veilla  Rom Chev ANTS 240
( s.xiiim; MS: c.1335 )  E quant ele vit l’angle si s’esperi e out pour  Legendary 97.112
♦to come to one’s senses, regain consciousness: 
( c.1185 )  Pasmé est a terre chaue. A grant pece, quant s’esperist, Sa guimple prent e bendes fist  Proth ANTS 5849
2to start, to jump: 
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  veit les destrers ke il ameine, Tut se espert (var. (B: s.xivin) se pert) e vers sei l’aceine  Ipom BFR 6750

p.p. as a.

awake: 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  quant ele fu esperie Tote rendi le ydropesie  S Audree1 3626

See also:

resperir 
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