essaimer (s.xiiex)

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essaimer (s.xiiex)

  FEW:  sagina 11,55b Gdf:  essaimer 3,564c GdfC: TL: essäimer 3,1289 DEAF: DMF:  essaimer 2  TLF: OED:  enseam v. 1  MED:  enseimen v.  DMLBS:  essaimare 804a
esseimer;  assaimer  

v.a.

1falc.to enseam, cleanse (a hawk)
( MS: 1272-82 )  Quant il ert permuez et ben ferm, dounke l’essaimez issi  104D
2fig.to strip
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1300 )  Cil ki cel delit trop eime De duçur sun quer esseime  1026
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