essaimer1 (s.xiiex)
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essaimer1 (s.xiiex)

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  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
assaimer,  esseimer  

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.a.

1falc.to enseam, rid (a hawk) of superfluous fat: 
( MS: 1272-82 )  Quant il ert parmuez et ben ferm, dounke l’essaimez issi  108.34
essaimer de
1fig.to strip, rid of: 
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1300 )  Cil ki cel delit trop eime De duçur sun quer esseime  1026
ensaimer  saimer 
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