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espirement1 (s.xii1)

espirement1 (s.xii1)

esperement,  aspirement  
  FEW:  exspirare 3,320a Gdf:  espirement 1 3,533c GdfC: TL: espirement 2 3,1215 DEAF:  espirer 3 (espirement)  DMF:  espirement  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

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1breath
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  De li (=air) viel (=vital, life-giving)) (var. (C,G: s.xiiiex,s.xivin) ouuel) espirement Treent oisels, bestes e gent  Pet Phil 1669
blast
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Del tun encrepement, Sire, de l’aspirement de l’espirit de la tue ire  Oxf Ps ANTS 50.17.18
2inspiration
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiiiin )  Jo fui l’estrument E tu l’espirement Quant Deu l’espirat La u il nus format  thaon Body and Soul (C) 686
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Fraunceys [...] plus saveyt par espyrement Ke autres par foreyngnement  S Fran ANTS 4631
( MS: s.xivm )  en toz ses fez bee a l’espirement de Deus  S Jer 3r
fig.suggestion
( s.xiiim; MS: s..xiiiex )  Vos ydles [...] vos firent entendre par sotil espirement que [...]  Legendary 50.20
3drawing, suction
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  En cels (=caverns), par grant espirement Des ewes, nessent tut li vent  Pet Phil 1491
attraction
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Par sun (=the moon’s) espirement el mund Retret les ewes  Pet Phil 1465
seint espirement
theol.Holy Spirit, divine inspiration
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Serra en ceste vie Diable signefie, E la mer, ceo est mund, La nef, gent ki i sunt, E saint Aspirement Entendum par le vent. Quant serra nef susprent, Dunc li sus trait le vent: Isi Diable gent Tolt saint Espirement  Best ants 1707 and 1712
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