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germer (s.xii1)

The form gerner2 is a cross reference to the following entry:

germer (s.xii1)

germir;  germoer,  germoier;  germyr;  gerner,  gernir;  jermer  
  FEW:  germinare 4,122a Gdf: GdfC:  germer 9,697a TL: germer 4,285 DEAF:  germer G576 DMF:  germer  TLF:  germer  OED:  germ v.  MED: DMLBS:  germinare 1070b

v.intrans.

bot.to germinate, sprout
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  A la terre ne se pot prendre Dun devreit germer e fruit rendre  Salemon 1656
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  Il (=the tree of life) est planté par parole de bon enseinnnement. Il germe e se demustre par bon esample  Joshua Sermons ii 34
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  E la coucherez vostre blé Taunt cum seit bien germee  BIBB ROTH (G) 474
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  La tere comandastes a gernir, Arbres porter frut e florir  Lum Lais ANTS 17
( c.1285; MS: c.1312 )  e partant le blee q’est germy est tendre dunt mut serra pery  HENLEY2 322.c48
fig.to germinate, spring forth
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Li felun germerent (var. (B: s.xii4/4) germerunt) sicume feins (Latin: Germinaverunt impii quasi fenum) , e si florirent tuit cil ki ovrent felunie  Camb Ps 170.XCI.7
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  La parole Jhesu Crist il seigneit, E la ruseie de la beneiçun Del ciel espandu fu en sun, Dunt, cum il aveit en desir, Plusurs en veit bien germir  S Rich ANTS 1246
( c.1300; MS: s.xivm )  Del hure qe ele se prist A dreit conustre Jhesu Crist, Germant en lui grace divine  S Cath anon 87

v.trans.

bot.to germinate, cause to sprout
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Doctrine not de la rosee Dunt terre a bon frut est germee  Salemon 2828
fig.to germinate, cause to spring forth
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Mais li juste serrunt germé Come verse foille en esté  Salemon 7029
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Es ovraignes Adam nostre terre maudist, Qui nus germe pechiez e dunt poi de biens ist  Becket1 1319

v.refl.

bot.to germinate, sprout
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  del plus beau forment del monde, Qui se germot flotant sus l’onde  S Greg 736

p.pr. as s.

bot.agriculturalproduce, crops
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Les rives de lui enivranz, tu multiplies ses germes; en ses gutieres esledecerat germant  Oxf Ps ANTS 78.64.11

p.p. as a.

(of egg) fertilized
( s.xvin; MS: s.xv1 )  Dez oefs luy (=to a broody hen) donez lé germoés (M.E. stren) , Noun pas quex sount estergulés (M.E. adle)  Fem2 9.8

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See also:

germiner 
This is an AND2 Phase 2 (F-H) entry. © 2006-2008 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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