esrager (s.xii2/4)
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esrager (s.xii2/4)

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  FEW:  rabies 10,9b Gdf:  esragier 1 3,560c GdfC: ∅ TL: esragier 2 3,1278 DEAF:  rage (*)  DMF:  esrager  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
erager;  esragier  

v.n.

1 to go mad, out of one's mind, become demented: 
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 ) Por poi que de faim n’eragerent  4350
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii1 ) De diable est sun cors espris [...]. Si fort le faseit esrager Que nuls n’osat a lui parler  1529
2 emotion to go mad, enter into a frenzy of uncontrollable emotion: 
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim ) Quant vi mes compainuns ocire, Esrager quidai, tant oi grant ire  4702
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Tant les travaille li adverser Que les ad fait tuiz esrager  8003

v.refl.

1 to go mad, out of one's mind, become demented: 
( MS: s.xii2/4 ) Tut fol, pur quei t’esrages?  286
( 1267; MS: c.1300 ) Dunt il resemblent a l’humme ki se esrage, Ki sa force met e grant peine Ses membres de saker demeine Od les denz  3996
2emotionto go mad, enter into a frenzy of uncontrollable emotion: 
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim ) A poi ke de dol ne s’esrage  4440
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 ) Lors s'esragent debles tuz vifs Ke unt cest aime issi perdue  111.XXIV.186
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Mut les eschaufa le curage Amur, ke chescune s’esrage Por poi por cuveiter l'enfant  1808
( 1360-79; MS: s.xivex ) quant par cas ascun damage Luy vient du perte ou de lesure, Tantost come forsené s'esrage  4012

p.p._as_a.

1emotionmad, in a frenzy of uncontrollable emotion: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Dame nel poet veer ke n’en seit esragee  861
( c.1185 )  L’espee tent, mult est irez, Sor li curt cum esragez  4300
♦ (of an animal) fierce, ferocious, wild: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Bien veit ferir Guillaume comme beuf esragiez  i 64.1478
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 ) Li ours, qui fut proef esragiez D’ire e d’angoisse e de famine  9312
( MS: s.xiv1 ) Mempris le fiz Maddan regna .xx.anz e vesq' en male vie e fu devoré de lous eragés en une foreste  47 B
( MS: s.xivm ) les bestes que erent devant ceo come esragés et que soleient la gent manger  48
♦pathol.(of a dog) mad, rabid, affected with rabies: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Mais veirs est que li vilain dit: 'Chien esragiez lunges ne vit'  i 209.1310
arager  enrager  esragieement  rager 
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