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crever (1121-35)
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The form grever2 is a cross reference to the following entry:

crever (1121-35)

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crevir,  crevoyr,  criever  (grever  Sz Med1 13.11 var)  
  FEW:  crepare 2/ii,1316b Gdf:  crever 2,371c GdfC:  crever 9,248a TL: crever 2,1044 DEAF:  crever  DMF:  crever  TLF:  crever  OED:  creve v.  MED:  creven v.  DMLBS:  crepare 515c

v.trans.

1to burst, break (a heart): 
( c.1185 )  Male gute le quor li cret!  Proth ANTS 5854
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  il me sembloyt mon cuer crevoyr en cent pieces  Passion BVM2 101.4
♦to burst open: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3 )  al sailer le braz me crevat e vostre lit ensenglentat  Fol Trist ANTS 747
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  le[s] (=boils, ulcers) creve l’en de une aguille  A-N Med i 241
2 to kill, trample: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Mal est bailliz qui entr'els chiet, Grant poor a ainz qu’il reliet, E maint en chiet qui ne relieve Ker la grant presse maint en crieve  Rom de Rou wace ii 213.8802
crever l'oil, les oils
to put out the eye(s): 
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Li oiselet sunt fer: [...] Volent le (=the parent) devorer E ses dous oilz crever  Best ants 2348
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Iloc firent ses oilz crever  GAIMAR1 4827
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  qe nous deusseons couper le piee et crever l’oil, s’il nous grevast  Sz Med1 165

v.intrans.

1(of a heart) to burst, break: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiiex )  Li cuers creva, l'alme en ala  Brut WACE 12694
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Le mal le tint al quer, dont vient le dit quitus, Autrement crevereit, car tut est venimus  Rom Chev ANTS 21
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiv1 )  Le quer li creveroit de amur  Evang1 289
♦ to burst open: 
( c.1135; MS: 1267-68 )  Li deables la goule ovri, Tote a bien pres le transgloti, Mais la crois qu'ele ot fait de Crist Crut el dragon, crever le fist  S Marg wace 25.336 (A)
( MS: s.xiv1/3 )  [P]ur clou feire crever  Med Recs 212.65
♦to split, crack: 
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  veisez […] Les grantz paluz secchir e la terre crever  S Aub 696
2to break, dawn (of day): 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Mil graisles i sonent quant l’aube fu crevee  Rom Chev ANTS 599
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  Jesqu’al demein a l’einzjurné, Ke l’aube del jur fu crevé  S Edm Life ANTS 1406
3to die (from a fall or pressure): 
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Ses fist mener a une faloise et la les fist aval saillir, et tout creverent al cheir  Liv Reis1 201
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiim )  Sun bon cheval li creve suz sa sele  Ch Guill 702
crever en
to trample on: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Mout veissiez Normans plourer Et leur ancessours regreter Et li reis, en lur quers crevant, S’en vait a ses amis gabant  Rom de Rou wace ii 11.3343

v.refl.

(of a heart) to burst, break: 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Kant Amilun s’oit nomer, De dolur pout son quer crever (var. (L: c.1335) se pout pres crever)  Amis 1018 (var.)
( s.xivin; MS: c.1330 )  kant le quer par mort se creve  BOZ Serm 29.76

p.p. as a.

split, cracked: 
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  crevez et fendu  S Aub 877
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