nercir (1150-70)

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nercir (1150-70)

[ hap]

[ FEW: 7,137a *nigricire; Gdf: 5,515a noirci; GdfC: 10,198b nercir; TL: 6,592 nercir; DEAF: ; DMF:  noircir; TLF:  noircir; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: 1914b nigriscere ]
neircir,  neirsir,  nersir,  nerzir  

v.a.

1colourto blacken, darken
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Gent i ad qe vint anz revont rechanissant, E quant sunt de trent, si verront nerci[ss]ant (var. neirissant)  4746
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  Pur sei seurement covrir Ses pez e sé mains fait nercir  1779
( MS: s.xiv1/3 )  Et si ce ciel decurt sur la platayne issi que ele [...] ne neirsist la plate la ou ele decurt  390.44

v.n.

1colourto become dark, black
( 1163-70; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Trestut a sa dolur se rent, Palist, nercist, vertu li faut, Suspire et gient et crien en haut  1039
( c.1185 )  Li vis e le corps ly nersist  12618
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  Li venims s'espant par le cors [...] Nercist e teint, sa force pert  2343
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  la face li doit roger, la veine des oiz li deit reesuer, e la lange li doit tote nercir  i 45
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 )  Andui li oil eu chef li virent, Char li nercist e devent pale  3327

p.p._as_a.

1colourblack
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  les (=fallen warriors) [...] feimes enbrever a arrement nerci  1547
neir  neiresce  neiret  neirir  neirun  nerçun 
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