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estudier2 (c.1136-65)
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estudier2 (c.1136-65)

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estodyer;  estoudier;  estudeer,  estuder  (estuodier)  
  FEW:  studium 12,312b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  estudier 9,568c TL: estudiier 3,1493 DEAF:  estuide (estudiier)  DMF:  étudier  TLF:  étudier  OED:  study v.  MED:  studien v.  DMLBS:  studere 3217a

v.intrans.

1to study: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  marcie [...] Mult sout e mult estudia  Brut WACE 3341
( MS: s.xiiex ) Si alkuns est issi negligent e pareçus ke il ne voille u ne puisse estudier ne lire, autre oefre li seit enjuint  TLL i 28
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Le Deu mester sur sei enprent, E tant cum plus d’altre estudie Alcune feiz de plus se ublie  Mirur1 129rb17
2to consider, give thought to: 
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  A la parole dunc entent, Mult i estude durement  Waldef BB 1672
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Il estoudiout  (ed. estuodiout) sovent Nuit et jur mut piteusement Coment il pout aider  S Audree1 1083
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiiim )  devez estudier de vivre amiablement quant a vostre prome  Mirour Egl 86.3
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  li erceveske [...] sun repouns estodye  LANGTOFT wright ii 270
( c.1380; MS: s.xiv4/4 )  pensant coment une bone miere devereit estudier naturelement coment elle purreit eider son filz  SAMPS1 391.46b
3to concern oneself (with), give one’s attention (to): 
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  A la parole dunc entent: Mult i estude durement  Waldef BB 1672
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  li erceveske […] sur repouns estodye  LANGTOFT wright ii 270
( 1310 )  Ces vij. aunz ne estudi joe tant suz un bref […] qe rien ne vaut  YBB Ed II iii 195

v.refl.

to examine oneself: 
( 1214-16; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  cum le purdumm [sic] s’estudiast une nout en soun list en veylaunt, uns homme li apparust  Turpin 74

p.pr. as gerund

studying: 
( 1410-15; MS: c.1415-20 )  lez vitaillez et autrez necessaries dez clercz a Oxenforde estudiantz ore sont moult plus chiers (Latin: quod victualia et cetera clericorum necessaria Oxoniensium studiencium multo cariora [...] existunt)  SAMPS1 421

p.pr. as s.

student: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Fontaine de vie est sordant Apernance d’estudeant (Latin: Fons vite eruditio possidentis)  Salemon 9500
( 1366 )  [...] tranquillité des ditz universitees et des estudiantz en yceles  Rot Parl1 ii 290
estudier (+ inf.)
to take pains to: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Que par ço aiés entendance Quele estre deit vostre creance E u deivez estudier Del quer l’entente a esdrecer  Salemon 305
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  A fey e overe e[n] ensement Pleinement ordiner estudiet  S Rich ANTS M31
estudier a
to seek, strive for: 
( s.xiiim; MS: c.1335 )  dementers ke vus [...] estudiez as seculers guainz, e endementers ke vus entendez a acorder a riches homes  Legendary 61.267
estudier entur
to look, strive for: 
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  par lur ribaudries Estudient entur noveleries Les clers com fussent lay gent  Man pechez 3498
♦to consider, give thought to: 
( 1406; MS: s.xv1 )  raison voet bien que chescun home en chescune adversitee purpense et study [...] entour les mielx affaire  Lett & Pet 111.62.42

See also:

studier 
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