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glacer (s.xii3/4)
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glacer (s.xii3/4)

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glascer,  glasser;  glisser  (glaucier)  
  FEW:  glacies 4,140b Gdf:  glacier 1 4,283b GdfC: ∅ TL: glacier 4,346 DEAF:  glace (glacier) G783 DMF:  glacier 2  TLF: ∅ OED:  glace v.  MED:  glacen v.  DMLBS:  glaciare 2 1078c

v.intrans.

to slip (into), slide: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Par my outre le corps l’alemele en glace (var. (P: c.1310) lui passe)  Rom Chev ANTS 2183
( c.1185 )  Li glaive trenchant ad estors, Glaça de l’osberc par defors  Proth ANTS 9854
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  ele chaï & le pé li glisse, Al chaïr si li brusa la quisse  Mir N-D 216.115
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  la ou oun homme vet sul en un chimin escrillant e glasçant, si il escrille ou glace tost chiet  Ancren2 25.18
♦fig.to slip, slide: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Car de verité escrille ele e glace a fauseté  Ancren2 184.29

p.pr. as a.

1slippery (?): 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  la ou oun homme vet sul en un chimin escrillant e glasçant  Ancren2 25.18
2fig.smooth, fluent: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  quant il ou ele commence a parler pense de pou parler e de ses moz bien asser a enploier mes la langue est escriliant e glasçant  Ancren2 184.24

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See also:

glace  verglacer 
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