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

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  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
eçpesser;  epessir;  espeiscer,  espeisier,  espeisser;  espesceir,  espescir,  espesir,  espesser;  espisser,  aspessir  

v.n.

1to thicken, swell: 
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiii2 )  E pur ceo [...] espessisent la buche des veines [...] e de ceo se estendent e en emflent  153.181
( MS: s.xiiiex )  denseo: espesser  ii 162
♦ to thicken, congeal, set: 
( s.xiii1; MS: c.1300 ) Quant il est asis al bacin, si versez le tenve en vessel qui ben tienge, sil lessez espessir ilokes en ces fundrilles  52.vi
♦to grow thick, oppressive: 
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  Truble li tens, l’air epessist  2868
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Le ciel lur comence a nercir E les nues forment a espessir  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  867
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Mout s’ala par la ville la novele espessant  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  11614
( 1150-70; MS: s.xiii )  Aprés lui espessist le rangs De chevaliers  1247
3to grow more violent: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  L'ire munta e engroissa, La guerre crut e espeissa  14626
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Mut est en peisez (var. (B: s.xivin) espesé) li turneiz  6163 (var.)

v.refl.

1to grow dark: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  El seir obscur, quant avesprout E la nut alques s’espeisout  4614

p.p._as_a.

1thickened (through loss of liquid or the adding of ingredients): 
( s.xiii2/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Tant seit quit e tant boilli Ke il seit tut aspessi  1359
( s.xivin )  e pus festes temprer ové let des alemaundes espessé  865.23
♦overgrown: 
( c.1200; MS: s.xiiiin )  [...] la terre ki ert maleite e d’espines espeisie  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  5067

inf._as_s.

1thickening (through loss of liquid): 
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  tant les laissiez boillir desque il venge a l’espesir  i 69
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