mortifier :: Anglo-Norman Dictionary

mortifier (s.xii¹)

The form mortefier is a cross reference to the following entry:

mortifier (s.xii¹)

mortefier

FEW: mortificare 6/iii,151a Gdf: mortefier 5,416b GdfC: mortifier 10,177b TL: mortefiier 6,307 DEAF: mortefiier DMF: mortifier TLF: mortifier OED: mortify v. MED: mortifien v. DMLBS: mortificare 1844b

1to kill, slay, put to death:

( s.xii¹; MS: c.1145 ) Esguarde li peccherre le juste, e quiert mortifier lui Oxf Ps ANTS 63.36.34

( MS: s.xiii^m ) Il (=God) eshauce la gent, si les humilie E mortifie les, si les vivifie Vitas 650

♦to reduce, neutralize the value of:

( s.xiii^ex; MS: 1307-15 ) ses bones overes ke sont par soen pecché mortefiees Ancren² 216.25

( c.1360-79; MS: s.xiv^ex ) tancome ses jours ad pourloigné, Son temps luy est mortefié GOWER Mirour 5599

♦alchem.to mortify, destroy by caustic substance:

( MS: s.xiv^1/3 ) Pernez vif argent, si la fez boyler [...] et issi porrez mortefier vostre vif argent Alchimie 386.39

2theol.to mortify, subjugate (the body or soul) through self-denial:

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: c.1255 ) Ceo ke il aveint harpes signefie ke il mortefierunt sagement lur char en croiz de penaunce Apoc Prose 25

( s.xiii^ex; MS: 1307-15 ) nule rien nen ert leenz ke la puet blesmir ne mortifier Ancren² 212.13

( c.1360-79; MS: s.xiv^ex ) Si l'alme mortefieray GOWER Mirour 392

to kill, put to death:

( s.xii¹; MS: c.1145 ) Li Sire mortified e vivified, demeine a enfers e rameined Oxf Ps ANTS 133.III.9

to mortify oneself, practice self-denial:

( c.1360-79; MS: s.xiv^ex ) Par qui resoun se mortefie Et toute en la forsenerie GOWER Mirour 4038

( c.1360-79; MS: s.xiv^ex ) mais tout au travers Resoun en toy se mortefie GOWER Mirour 6144

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