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pargisir (1267)
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The form parjesir is a cross reference to the following entry:

pargisir (1267)

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pargesir,  pargiser,  parjesir,  parjiser,  perjesir, 
p.p. pargieu,  pargue,  parjeu, 
p.p.f.pl. parjuwes  
  FEW:  jacere 5,2b Gdf:  pargesir 6,768c GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  gesir (*pargesir) G37 DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1to rape, ravish: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Sicum ki eust pargue nuneine  Lum Lais ANTS 10293
( s.xiii2; MS: 1333-34 )  les dames rien ne vient Ceux qi pargieu (var. (L: c.1333) parjeu) les avoient  Geanz Verse (A) 24.429
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  pristrent dames et damoisels encontre lour voluntés et les pargiserent et defoulerent vilaynesment  Anon Chr1 131
2to overlie, smother (by lying on): 
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  avoit perjewe son enfaunt et avoit emblé le vif enfaunt de sa compaigne  TREVET Cron1 48

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raped, ravished: 
( MS: s.xv1 )  e qante puceles ou femmes parjisés avaunt ou femmes cursables ou femmes esposés ou vesves  A-N Piety 290

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See also:

gisir  par1  purgisir 
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