espirer1 (s.xii1)
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espirer1 (s.xii1)

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  FEW:  spirare 12,188b Gdf:  espirer 1 3,533c / espirer 3 3,534b GdfC: ∅ TL: espirer 2 3,1216 DEAF:  espirer 2  / espirer 3  DMF:  espirer 1  / espirer 2  TLF: ∅ OED:  spire v.2  MED:  spiren v.2  DMLBS:  spirare 3160c
esperer  

v.a.

1theol.(of God, the Holy Spirit, etc.) to inspire, motivate or influence: 
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Issi fait hom sened Que Deus ad espired  1280
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiiim )  Petit covient a sarmoner Home qui tu veus espirer  336
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  iço ne porreit nus oem faire Sanz ço qe Deu ne l’espirast De sa grace  39
( c.1285; MS: c.1297 )  E si archangles par ki Deu espire les prophetes pur aucune aventure e aucun bosoing especial  62
( MS: c.1300 ) kant le Seynt Espirit descendi as apostles, e les espirat del amur Jhesu Crist  209r
espirer vie a
1theol.Bibl.(of God, the Holy Spirit, etc.) to breathe life into: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Le seint Esperit espire vie E beauté dune [...] As creatures  804

v.n.

1to breathe: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  La meie buche ovri e espirai (Latin: respiravi)  229.CXVIII.131
♦to breathe, move: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  translating a Latin wordplay on 'spiritus' meaning both 'spirit' and 'wind' (John 3:8) Saint Espirt ou voelt espire (Latin: Spiritus ubi vult spirat)  6017

p.p._as_a.

espiré de, par
1theol.inspired, motivated or influenced by: 
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Seint Richard dunc, ki espiré fu Del Seint Espirit  517
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Paroles lur dyst esperez Par la vertu de Seynt Espyryt  1470
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Si com Davi li prophete dit ke fu espiré du seint espirit  164.34
aspirer  espir  espiral  espirement#1  espirer#2  espirit  espiritable  espirital  espiritalment  espiritalté  inspirer  respirer 
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