moller2 (s.xiim)

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moller2 (s.xiim)

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[ FEW: *6/iii,49a mollis; Gdf:  mollir; GdfC: ; TL: ; DEAF:  mol (molir); DMF:  mollir; TLF:  mollir; OED:  mull v.1; MED:  mollen v.; DMLBS: 1823c mollire ]
modler;  moiler,  moiller;  moler,  molier;  mouller  

v.a.

1to soften, relax, make supple
( MS: s.xiii1 )  molliendam: (D) a moler  250
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Quaunt (a sinful woman) out promys amendement, Ses braz (made rigid by St. Francis) moulla legerement  7905
( MS: s.xiv1/3 )  un marbre byen molount ici ke il seit cum mel  379.1.15
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Bon est le fieu de sa nature, Qui nous mollist la chose dure  26690
med.to soften (the belly), to relax (the bowels)
( MS: c.1325 )  Item a moller le duresse de ventre  128.C454

v.n.

1to melt
( s.xiiex; MS: 1272-82 )  (this world) Touz tens vet declinaunt cum glace ke molut, Qui remest al solail  (O) 43

p.p._as_a.

1soft
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Amoliées (var. (C: s.xiim) Moliedes) sunt les paroles de lui sur olie, e il sunt darz  72.24
2emollient, softening
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Primes i (=on swelling) devez mettre choses molliantes  i 73
amoliement  amollir  mol#1  molement  molesce  molet#1  mollefiaunt  mollificatif  mollitif  parmoller 
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