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leescer (c.1170)
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The form liescer is a cross reference to the following entry:

leescer (c.1170)

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lescer,  lecer;  liecer,  lieicer,  liescer;  lesyr, 
(ind.pret.3 leça  Turpin 99)  
  FEW:  laetitia 5,129b Gdf:  leecier 4,753c GdfC: ∅ TL: lëecier 5,303 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  leecier  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.intrans.

emotionto rejoice: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )   Mult deit leescer vostre curage K'il (= J.C.) nus est frere par charnage   Mirur1 127va9
( MS: s.xiii )  gratulor: je lese  TLL i 122
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Chascuns s'en vait esmerveillant, Et tu, ma dame, a leescer  GOWER Mirour 29232

v. refl.

emotionto rejoice: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  quant l’oi, forment s’est leescez. Pus si dist baudement: 'Sire reis, kar muntez!'  Horn 1555
( 1214-16; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  li empereres se leça dé paroles e dé promesses  Turpin 33
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Henges s'est mult leescé Ke sa fille ad marié  Brut Royal 4819
( MS: s.xiii2 )  letantur: se lesynt  TLL ii 3

p.p. as a.

emotionpleased: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 )  Devant le roi venent tut lecez  Boeve 3765
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Li reis est mult liescé De la seinte crestienté   Brut Royal 3325
( s.xiv1; MS: c.1361 )  Pur ceo est moun quer et ma lange leescee ensur defent  Actes (A) 362c

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See also:

aleescer  esleescer  lé2  leecement  leement2  leesce1  leesté 
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