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avigurer (1155)
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The form esvigorer is a cross reference to the following entry:

avigurer (1155)

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avigourer,  avigurir;  esvigorer,  esvigurer  
  FEW:  vigor 14,447a Gdf:  avigorer 1,527a / esvigorer 3,668b GdfC: ∅ TL: avigorer 1,734 / esvigorer 3,1508 DEAF:  vigor (avigorer)  / vigor (esvigorer)  DMF:  avigorer  / esvigorer  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

to strengthen, invigorate: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  il pristrent Rome la cité E destrurent nostre sené. Bien lur devum faire saveir Que Rome est or d'altre poeir; Fortune ad sa roe tornee E Rome rest esviguree  Brut WACE 3884
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Dunc sunt Bretun esvigoré, Le champ avant unt recovré  Brut WACE 11939
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  les sens dunkes se reposent […] le cors en ert aviguri  Secr abernun 755
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  aprés un poi de temps qe ele estoit bien avigouré de bones viaundes […] ele reprist sa beauté  TREVET Cron1 206.2

v.refl.

1to revive, recover one’s strength: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Lores se prist a avigurer  S Clem ANTS 6197
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  En poi d’ure s’avigura (var. (M: s.xiii2) se esforça), Sa gent entur lui assembla  Gui War 11803
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  tant tost cume les mains Moyses de lasesce alascherent Avigurer e ses feluns sei avigurerent e le pueple Deu reuserent  Joshua Sermons i 23
2to be active, exert oneself (?): 
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  J. […] mult s’avigurad encuntre Israel  Liv Reis1 167

See also:

vigourer 
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