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[gdw]

[ FEW: 24,360a *altiare; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 8,70b alcier; TL: 4,998 haucier; DEAF: ∅; DMF: hausser; TLF: hausser; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]

halceier, halcier; haucer, haucher, haucier; hauncer; hauser; hawcer, hanter (l. hauter, haucer?)

v.a.1to lift, raise, bring higher ♦ to elevate, exalt ♦ (of a glass etc.) to raise (and drink) 2to make higher, taller ♦ to increase ♦ to make louder, raise the sound of ♦ amplify, raise the quality of (song) ♦ to raise the pitch of
v.n.1to rise
v.refl.1to elevate oneself, be raised up 2to be encouraged, take heart

v.a.

1to lift, raise, bring higher:

( 1155; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Frolle [...] S’espee hauça cuntremunt, Artur feri en mi le frunt 10071

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) Mes come le vodra boter ens siringam, si [...] li abeisse l'en le chief et li hauce om les reins i 238

( s.xiii^3/3; MS: s.xiv^1/4 ) Un Sarazin [...] Hausa la coverture de son chival armé 159

( s.xivⁱⁿ; MS: 1312-40 ) Joce [...] hausa l’espee 11.26

♦to elevate, exalt:

( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 ) Justise fait pople halcier Ki leals est e dreiturer 8629

( c.1360-79; MS: s.xiv^ex ) les Caldieus alors halça Et la victoire leur donna 22027

♦culin.beverage(of a glass etc.) to raise (and drink):

( 1354; MS: c.1360 ) ne soit le vine ja si fort, il le leve et tant le hauce et le detient (var. (C: s.xiv^ex) tient) si longement a la bouche qe entrer le covient 69

2to make higher, taller:

( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv¹ ) Tut en primers uns murs lur pert Desque as nues qui halcez ert 1670

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii² ) Dementres fist ses chastels enforcer, Ses murs halcer, ses fosses redrescer 2189

♦to increase:

( c.1270; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) par son travail e diligence [...] De cure, ke esteit dehors haucé, E de noise l'aveit [si] deliveré 665

♦soundto make louder, raise the sound of:

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) Des gresles e des corns est la noise haucee (var. (C: s.xiii^m) eshaucee; (P: c.1310) eshalcie) 3474

♦musicamplify, raise the quality of (song):

( c.1200; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) Il portent harpes, giges e tympanz, Salteriez e chores e cimbes ben sonanz, Od tute les maneres qu'il unt d'estrumenz Le sun del chant halceient (var. (E: s.xiii^m) haucent) il sovenz (B) 9602

♦musicto raise the pitch of:

( 1267; MS: c.1300 ) Les uns (=strings) asaie trop eshaucer (var. (Y: s.xiii^4/4) a haucer ; (C: s.xiii^4/4) enhaucer), Les autres trop grevement abesser, Les uns tro bas, les autres trop haut 6831

halcer a

1to elevate, promote to:

( s.xiii^ex; MS: c.1300? ) Aprés iço quaunt mort fu li riche rei Edgar, A rei esteit haucé sun fiz seint Eduuard 326

v.n.

1to rise:

( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv¹ ) (the red-hot blade) Cum plus halcet, e plus enprent 1153

( s.xii^2/4; MS: s.xiiiⁱⁿ ) Li piez de lui (=giant oak) est pleins, Desus halcent les raiens (C) 376

v.refl.

1to elevate oneself, be raised up:

( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 ) Cil ki sens quiert e sens aprent Nel deit traiter repostement, Mais sa science demustrer, Si s'en pot halcier e lever 3328

2emotionto be encouraged, take heart:

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) E dit en riant: ‘Surement m’en hals. Passé avom les guez [...]' 1748

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