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abstenir (1120-40)
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The form estenir2 is a cross reference to the following entry:

abstenir (1120-40)

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absteigner,  abstiner,  abstinier,  abstinir;  astenir;  estenir  (abestiner,  atenir)  
  FEW:  abstinere 24,57a Gdf:  astenir 1,458a GdfC:  astenir 8,219b TL: astenir 1,611 DEAF:  astenir  DMF:  abstenir  TLF:  abstenir  OED:  abstain v.  MED:  absteinen v.  DMLBS:  abstinere 10a

v. refl.to restrain oneself
sbst. inf.abstention

v.trans.

abstenir de (+ inf.)
to keep, prevent from: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  ne puis abstenir Mon las [de] quor de sovenir De la grante feste  Ross ANTS 3181

v.intrans.

abstenir de
to abstain from: 
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Ne puis abstiner de plur  Brut Royal 4212
( 1401; MS: s.xv1 )  parmy ce que lui plerra absteigner de donner tielx revenuz et comoditees  Lett & Pet 401.335.14

v. refl.

to restrain oneself: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiim )  Ne se poet atenir […] Si s’est vers H. hastet  Horn (O) 5143
( 1181-85; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  il ne deit manger de frut […] Se si n’est ke seit malade U il eit le quer si fade Ke il ne se pusse atenir  Hosp Rule 1191
( MS: s.xiiim )  Ne se pot astenir en nule maniere Qu’il revisiter n’alast sa surrur  Vitas 454
s'abstenir de
to abstain from: 
( MS: 1120-40 )  Quant ot li pedre le clamor de sun filz, Plurent si oil, ne s’en puet astenir  S Alexis1 222
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin )  Dunc s’estint l’altre de pechier  ADGAR3 289.34
( 1150-70; MS: s.xii4/4 )  Chulcher m’en voil ore en cest lit E si m’astendrai del delit  Trist thomas2 627
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii1 )  blans dras li convient vestir k’il portera, et abstenir soi de char de columb  Lapid 293
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin )  il ne se pount abstinir  (ms. abestiner, emended by scribe to abstiner) De fere lour charnel desire  Corset ANTS 207
( MS: s.xiiim )  De vin vus estenez  Vitas 5129
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  moy abstiner  (ed. meuz abstiner) de choses qe ly male aggrege  Sz Med1 153
♦politeness (as politeness formula) to refrain from: 
( 1410; MS: s.xv1 )  please a vostre gracieuse hautesse soy absteigner des ore de moy chargier outre poair  Lett & Pet 396.331.26

sbst. inf.

abstention: 
( 1150-70; MS: s.xii4/4 )  Quant m’astienc del naturel fait Ki nos deit lier en amur De l’astenir vient la haur  Trist thomas2 573

See also:

rastenir 
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