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FEW: *exvigilare 3,336a Gdf: esveillier 3,666b GdfC: esveillier 9,570b TL: esveillier 3,1505 DEAF: esveillier (*) DMF: éveiller TLF: éveiller OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: evigilare 819c

esveiler, esveller; eveiler, evelier, eveillier, asveiller, esvoiller (l. esveiller?) 302

v.a.1to awaken, wake up, rouse ♦ to stir up, arouse 2to watch (over), keep watch on
v.n.1to wake up 2to keep watch
v.refl.1to wake up 2to prick up one’s ears, to start 3to be busy, to busy oneself
p.p._as_a.1awake, woken up 2alert, watchful

v.a.

1to awaken, wake up, rouse:

( s.xii¹; MS: c.1145 ) E esveillez est sicume dormanz li Sire 90.77.71

( MS: s.xii^4/4 ) Al matin, quant le jur vit, Ses cumpaingnuns ad asveillez 1039

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii² ) Ky ceste pere porte, ja nul en meysun qui dort n’esveylera, ne cil qui s’esveylent ja ne moverunt 282

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii^2/4 ) einz de lui esveillié erent. Meis li esveillier nen oserent 3280

♦fig.to stir up, arouse:

( s.xii¹; MS: c.1145 ) Esveille la tue poance (Latin: excita potentiam tuam) e vien que tu salfs faces nus 90.79.3

2to watch (over), keep watch on:

( c.1306-12 ) si un home ou une femme seit fuy a moster, pur occision ou par larecyn [...], les baillifs deivent maunder la un serjaunt de fere somondre les veisins pur esveiller la eglise, si qe les laruns ne eschapent 256

ne esveiller le chien qui dort

1prov.to let sleeping dogs lie:

( s.xii^1/3; MS: s.xii^ex ) nous ne vouldrons esveiller le chien que dort 64.80

v.n.

1to wake up:

( 1150-70; MS: s.xiii^ex ) Amie Yseut, car esvelliez 18

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii^2/4 ) Quant ele iert tant reposee Que tut par sei fud esveillee [...] 6526

2to keep watch:

( c.1292; MS: c.1300 ) Puis soit enquis […] de ceux qi ount sursis (=neglected, failed) de esveiller solom nostre ordinaunce i 81

v.refl.

1to wake up:

( s.xii¹; MS: 1155-60 ) E esveillad sei sicume dormanz li Sires 144.LXXVII.65

( c.1192; MS: c.1275 ) Sachez que la noble mesun Faite iert par revelaciun Ke mun piere jadis avint. Quant s’esveilla, bien li suvint 138.Y958

( c.1230; MS: s.xiii^m ) Atant se sunt tuit esveillé Del lung sumeil u unt esté 1045

2to prick up one’s ears, to start:

( 1113-19; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) Nuls hom ne se merveilt, Ne pur ço ne s’esveilt, Que la nuit einz numai E lu jor puis posai 272

3to be busy, to busy oneself:

( s.xii^ex; MS: s.xiii^m ) Que ja nuls prestre a mal faire s’esveille 327

p.p._as_a.

1 awake, woken up:

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) Par une avision est Alisandre nunciez Une herbe qu’il deust doner a ses blecez. Il lur fist doner quant fu esveillez 5669

2alert, watchful:

( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 ) De voz provoz [...] enpensez Ke sunt pur vus penuz e esveillez Cum pur rendre resun pur voz pechez 2789

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