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air1 (1113-19)
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air1 (1113-19)

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aire;  aer,  aeir,  aier;  eir,  eire;  heir,  heyr,  heyre  (er,  eris  Floire (V) 927,  eyer  Lichfield 58)  
  FEW:  aer 24,221a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  air 8,61c TL: air 1 1,250 DEAF:  air 1  DMF:  air  TLF:  air 1  OED:  air n.1  MED:  air n.1  DMLBS:  aer 1 43c

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1air, sky: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  La terre dedenz pent, L’airs tut entur s’estent  Comput ANTS 2802
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  Uns grips flammanz de l'air descent  S Brend mup 1007
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  il la (=the saint) vit a l’heir (=in the air) ester Ne ren de lui a terre tucher  Mir N-D 56.278
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  e vint li dyable volant outre li en le eir  Ancren2 21.19
( MS: s.xivin )  Le corps ert mys en grose tere, E li alme s’en va en heyre Hou ce ke cy glené a  Lyric 142.23
♦air (one of the elements): 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Del fu, de l’eir e de la mer Assez avez oi parler  Mir N-D 7.1
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Ne eir ne nul autre element  Lum Lais ANTS 1105
♦meteo.air, atmosphere: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 ) Cunuit Brandans a l'air pluius Que li tens ert mult annuus  S Brend mup 972
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  Truble li tens, l’air epessist  Trist thomas2 2868
2day(light): 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  La bien clere (=type of emerald) est mieldre par veir, Ke l’om poit bien par mi veeir L’er qe est pres teint e oscure  Lapid 37.235
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Par la nuit ki survint li airs enobscuri  S Aub 1056
3fig.nothing: 
( 1314 )  il ne recoverait forsqe air  YBB Ed II xviii 152
espés air
(ordinary) air: 
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  L’ethre […] Le espés eir envirune bel  Pet Phil 266
pur air
ether: 
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Il reest dit ethre e pur eir  Pet Phil 1791
turment de l’air
turment
traire air
to breathe in, draw breath: 
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 ) L'enfant la buche overe meintenant [...] Le eir a tret e vit utreement Si ke de maladie rien ne sent  S Rich ANTS M273
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