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espourir (c.1230)
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The form espoorer is a cross reference to the following entry:

espourir (c.1230)

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espourer,  espouerir,  espowerir;  espoorer,  espoourir  
  FEW:  pavor 8,88b Gdf:  espaorir 3,508c / espaourer 3,509b GdfC: ∅ TL: espäorer 3,1147 / espäorir 3,1147 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  épeurer  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

emotionto frighten: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Quere voleyt la avouerye De la pape e ceo espouryt Ses fiz  S Fran ANTS 1139

v.intrans.

emotionto be afraid: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Puis comensaz (=J.C. at Gethsemane) a laborer E prier et espoorer  Ross ANTS 472

v.refl.

emotionto be frightened (by): 
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Beneyte fylle, ore levez E de ren vus ne espourez!  S Fran ANTS 8357

p.p. as a.

emotionfrightened: 
( s.xiii4/4; MS: 1307-15 )  les Engleis furent si espoueriz ki il devindrunt (pret.6) nonchalanz, ne ne se voleient defendre  Reis Engl1 90
( s.xiii4/4; MS: 1307-15 )  fust espoweri e chaist au peez le rei e cria merci  Reis Engl1 74
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  cest felun [...] En sa maisun jut endormi E si fut mult espouri  S Modw 8584
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Ne soiez ja espouri! Kar of vus est Jesus  S Aub 486

See also:

apourir  enpourir  pour1 
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