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estriver1 (s.xii1)
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estriver1 (s.xii1)

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eçtriver;  estrever;  estrivier  
  FEW:  *strid 17,255b Gdf:  estriver 3,654b GdfC: ∅ TL: estriver 3,1481 DEAF:  estrif (estriver)  DMF:  estriver  TLF: ∅ OED:  strive v.  MED:  striven v.  DMLBS: ∅

v.intrans.

1to compete, contend: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  (hypocritical pharisees) En cel semblant de sacrement Manguent tuit communement; Entr’elx estrivent del manger: Ki est saolx, si est plus fier  Salemon 9951
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Si acoururent erraument Li riche e li povre ensement Com por contendre e estriver Qui lui peust plus enourer  Dial Greg SATF 9733
2to quarrel, argue: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Mult estrivent, mult se curucent, Suvent mescuntent, suvent grucent  Brut WACE 10571
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Porrus li orgoillus out Indiens noiser, Estriver entre eaux e hautement parler  Rom Chev ANTS 7438
( s.xiii3/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  jurer, estriver e tencer  Pecchez 209vb
♦to argue, dispute: 
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  ‘Dont sai jeo bien ke saunz dolur Ne puit l’em pas tenir amur.’ Issi estrive Ipomedon [...]  Ipom BFR 1235
3emotionto be outraged, incensed: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv2/4 )  Com cil (=Jews) oissent cestes paroles, ils estriverount  Actes (B) 212a-b
estriver a, (en)contre, vers
1to compete with: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Li lis a li (=J.C.) estriver n’ose  Ross ANTS 4739
2to resist, revolt against: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Purqei estrivez vus (Latin: contenditis) [...] encuntre le munt  Camb Ps 114.LXVII.17
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1200 )  Diable ad par cest mund en plusurs lius servanz Ki estrivent vers Deu e vers tuz ses comanz  GUISCH 20
( c.1200; MS: s.xivin )  d’estriver contre aguilion N’avient a nuli si mal non  S Osith 1419
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiiiin )  Jo d’ambes parz sui nez de real lin, E tu sanz pere nasquis en bethlei. Sul fiz ta mere, estrives tu a mei?  Merlin Proph helias 29.74
♦to resist, stand up to: 
( MS: c.1330 )  Dounc la veryne fet plus a priser Q’encountre nent puet estriver  BIBB ROTH Poems 106
♦to fight with: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Grant fu la noise e grant l’ocise, [...] Li forz contre les forz estrivent, Li un morent, li altre vivent  Rom de Rou wace ii 213.8795
( s.xiii4/4; MS: 1315-25 )  Tant cume la gent demenerent, E a Joseph estriverent, E itant li manacerent [...]  Enfances 1434
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  l’espirit estrive encontre la char  BOZ Cont 51
♦to quarrel, argue with: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  La fille [...] Ne volt vers sun pere estriver Ne il ne la volt escuter  Brut WACE 1775
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  E se ço ne volent (=other story-tellers) granter, Ne voil [jo] vers eus estriver  Trist thomas2 2151
estriver de, pur (+inf.)
to strive, endeavour, be keen to: 
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Funtainne surt de ewe vive, De l’ewe beivre chescuns estrive  S Aub 94rubr
( c.1305; MS: c.1330 )  les faus relygious [...] Estrivent pur mounter (=on horseback) de estre en baylyz  BOZ Char 203

v. refl.

s'estriver vers
to quarrel, argue with: 
( 1430; MS: s.xv2/4 )  Vers ton seignur u ta dame Tei estriver si est blame  Courtoisie 438.38

sbst. inf.

argument, dispute: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  mes ceo ne peut il mye saunz estriver  BOZ Cont 14
♦resistance, struggle: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: c.1275 )  Defendre voleit sa mulier, Mes ne poeit rien espleiter, Ne li valt rien sun estriver, Lancer le voldrount en la mier  S Eust anon 969

p.pr. as a.

quarreling, arguing: 
( s.xiv1; MS: c.1361 )  apparust il (=J.C.) a eux estrivauntz (Latin: illis litigantibus) et il les reconcilia en pees  Actes (A) 364d

p.pr. as s.

combatant, fighter: 
( MS: s.xiii )  Sint etiam stratillates, quibus decertantibus (gloss: estrivans) stantelum maneat inconcussum  TLL ii 121.71
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