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espourir (c.1230)

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espourir (c.1230)

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

espourer, espouerir, espowerir; espoorer, espoourir

v.a.

1emotionto frighten:

( c.1275; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Quere voleyt la avouerye De la pape e ceo espouryt Ses fiz 1139

v.n.

1emotionto be afraid:

( 1273-82; MS: s.xiv^ex ) Puis comensaz (=J.C. at Gethsemane) a laborer E prier et espoorer 472

v.refl.

1emotionto be frightened (by):

( c.1275; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Beneyte fylle, ore levez E de ren vus ne espourez! 8357

p.p._as_a.

1emotionfrightened:

( s.xiii^4/4; MS: 1307-15 ) les Engleis furent si espoueriz ki il devindrunt (pret.6) nonchalanz, ne ne se voleient defendre 90

( s.xiii^4/4; MS: 1307-15 ) fust espoweri e chaist au peez le rei e cria merci 74

( c.1230; MS: s.xiii^m ) cest felun [...] En sa maisun jut endormi E si fut mult espouri 8584

( c.1235; MS: c.1235 ) Ne soiez ja espouri! Kar of vus est Jesus 486

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