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exerciter (1267)

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[ FEW: 3,292b exercitare; Gdf: 3,682a exerciter; GdfC: ∅; TL: 3,1535 exerciter; DEAF: ∅; DMF: exerciter; TLF: ∅; OED: exercite v.; MED: ∅; DMLBS: 842c exercitare ]

excerciter; excercizer

v.a.

1to exercise, disport:

( 1390-1412; MS: s.xv¹ ) il s’en va par de la mon bien amé pannetier [...] pur veoir le pais et y exerciter sa personne 252

2to engage in, run:

( 1406 ) en cas q’ascun homme [...] use ou excercize ascuns escoles iii 584

v.n.

1to practise, engage (in):

( 1267; MS: c.1300 ) excercice si est usage [...] En quey dunkes excerciter Deit em pur merite aver 7381

♦to strive, work hard to:

( 1267; MS: c.1300 ) (devils are sent among men so that the latter) deussent excerciter Encuntre lur gyns rester E veintre lur temptaciun 1271

v.refl.

1to take exercise:

( s.xiv¹; MS: s.xiv^m ) avant ton manger tu te deys un poy excerciter 10.81

♦to practise, engage in:

( 1267; MS: c.1300 ) ky ke veut la joie (=of Heaven) aver En biens se covient excerciter 7374

( s.xiii^ex; MS: 1307-15 ) […] une devocion a Deu plus amer e se memes en bones overes excerciter 10.5

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