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meserrer (c.1136-37)

meserrer (c.1136-37)

meseirer,  meserer  
  FEW:  iterare 1 4,825a Gdf:  meserrer 5,280b GdfC: TL: meserrer 5,1622 DEAF: DMF:  meserrer  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

v.intrans.

1to go astray, err
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Trop meseirent malement; Mestier unt de aveiement  S Clem ANTS 7617
( MS: s.xiii2/3 )  Par mal conseil ai meserré  Fabliaux 24.555
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiv1 )  Kant nus meserrum il nus remene  Evang1 639
2to come to grief, founder
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  A [Dexestane] se asemblerent, Mult des Escoz i meserrerent  GAIMAR1 1014
meserrer contre, envers, vers
to act badly to, stray from
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Se par mal conseil as contre Deu meserré  Becket1 2923
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Chescon deit ben son enfant justiser Qu'il ne meseire vers Deu ne vers son pier  Anc Test (B) 5491
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  il avoit grantment meserré countre Dieu  Fouke ANTS 59.5
act in breach of
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Bels seignurs, mult m'avez grevé, Que contre vos homages tant avez meserré  LANGTOFT thiol2 304.890

p.pr. as a.

misled, erring
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  De ces ki vunt si veirs prechant A genz ki sunt meserrant Dist un sage hume en ariere: 'Vus estes del mund la lumiere'  S Clem ANTS 7216

p.p. as a.

led astray, erring
( c.1200; MS: s.xiiiin )  Crist est sur cels merciables qui se conuissent meserrez  Eluc 67.65

sbst. inf.

going astray, erring
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Par mençunge vus voil turner De dreite fei a meserrer  S Clem ANTS 12702
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Mun bel fiz cher, Pur Dampnedeu vus voil prier, Gardez vus bien de meserrer  S Modw 692
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin )  Gart sai chascune de meseirer!  Corset ANTS 531

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See also:

errer1 
This is an AND2 Phase 3 (I/Y-M) entry. © 2008-2012 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
meserrer