to blind:
(
1160-74;
MS: s.xvii
)
Guillaume fist jadiz Osmont essorber, Et au conte Riouf lez deus oilz crever
Rom de Rou wace i 61.1362
(
1171-74;
MS: c.1200
)
se puis resunt pris, dunc seient
essorbé
Becket1 1154
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: s.xivin
)
Li Dieux de cest mound
asorbe cels ki l’amerount
Chev Dé 94
♦
fig. to blind, close:
(
1163-70;
MS: s.xiii2
)
par tres chaste netee Out sun quoer dedenz
asorbé Que il del mund rien ne veeit U il deliter se pueit
S Edw barking 3288
♦
fig.to blind, mislead, deceive:
(
s.xiii2/4;
MS: s.xiii2
)
Herodes est li malfeiz Ki tut
asorbet par pecchez
Mirur2 2121
(
s.xiii;
MS: s.xiv1
)
hom dist ke par largement doner Put hom bien soun enemy
asorber
Eschez ANTS 37.572
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: 1307-15
)
li losengour
absorbe le homme e le avogle
Ancren2 190.5
♦
fig.to blind, dazzle:
(
1214;
MS: 1214-16
)
Car qui sereit tant alumez Ne fust de pecune
assorbez Por qei q’il l’esperast aveir
S Greg 2434
(
s.xiii2/4;
MS: s.xiii2
)
li clergiez Par cuveitise sunt
asorbez
Mirur2 358
also_fig.blind:
(
c.1184;
MS: s.xiiiex
)
Les oilz li firent a tort crever [...]Unze jurs fu absorbé, Seint Thomas en out pité
S Thom beneit1 1945
(
s.xiiex;
MS: s.xiiim
)
de veillesce
asorbi e bosçu
Rom rom 111
(
c.1230;
MS: 1275-85
)
Dunt estes fols, cheitif e
asorbez
Pet Phil 2803
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