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essaimer1 (s.xiiex)

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assaimer,  esseimer  
  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

Some spelling forms (and the existence of the English verb enseam v.) suggest that ensaimer and essaimer2 were confused, even though they mean exactly the opposite.

v.trans.

falc.to enseam, rid (a hawk) of superfluous fat: 
( MS: 1272-82 )  Quant il ert parmuez et ben ferm, dounke l’essaimez issi  A-N Falconry 108.34
essaimer de
fig.to strip, rid of: 
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1300 )  Cil ki cel delit trop eime De duçur sun quer esseime  Rom Phil 1026

See also:

ensaimer  saimer 
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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