The form persiur is a cross reference to the following entry:
parsivir,
parsivrre,
parsiwir,
parsiwre,
parsuire,
perser,
persiur,
persuer,
ind.pres.5 parsiwez,
ind.pres.6 parsivent,
parsiwent,
imperf.1 parsiweie,
imperf.3 parsiweit,
parsueit,
pret.3 parsiut,
parsiwi,
parsui,
parsewi,
parsiwet,
parsuid,
parsuit,
parsywy,
pret.6 parsivent,
parsiwirent,
parsuirent,
fut.1 parsiverai,
parsiwerai,
fut.2 parsiweras,
parsuiras,
fut.6 parsiwirent,
sbj.pr.3 parsiwe,
parsevet,
imper.2 parseu,
parsui,
imper.5 parsuez,
p.pr. parsiwant,
parsuant,
parsuivant,
p.p. parsew,
parsiwi
v.trans.1to chase, pursue ♦
to seek, go after, follow ♦
to pursue, carry out 2to follow, keep to, obey 3to pursue, prosecute (an action, etc.) 4to persecute v.intrans.to seek, go after, follow ♦
to persecute v.refl.to be coherent, consistent sbst. inf.pursuit, chase p.pr. as a.1matching, in agreement with 2persecuting p.pr. as s.persecutor
v.trans.
1to chase, pursue:
(
1155;
MS: s.xiii4/4
) Bien tost les en estuet fuir. Li Troien les parsoeient
Brut WACE 1041
(
s.xiiiin;
MS: s.xiii2/4
)
Si l’um vus
parsiut in cité Seez de partir apresté
S Jean ANTS 6553
(
s.xiii1/3;
MS: s.xivin
)
Hamund se tint pur escharni, Quant si forment le
parsui, Ben quidat que ço fust li reis
Brut Royal 3070
♦
to seek, go after, follow:
(
s.xiiex;
MS: s.xiii3/3
)
Cil salt sus si la
parsiwi, Mult par lu vait criant merci
Fol Trist ANTS 669
(
c.1260;
MS: s.xiv1/3
)
vient cely a ky le boef fu,
parsuit son boef e le troeve en al main cely
Casus Plac 35
♦
to pursue, carry out:
(
a.1399;
MS: a.1399
)
bone serroit as eux d’aler a Loundres
persuer lour purpose
Anon Chr1 140.13
2to follow, keep to, obey:
(
c.1136-37;
MS: s.xiiex
)
Si cum es livres est espuns Dunt li prodom unt la memoire Qui
parsivent la dreite estoire
GAIMAR1 3234
(
1215;
MS: 1226
)
Et qui vodra de la terre jurt que a totes les devant dites choses
parsivir, il obeira al comandement des devant diz .xxv. barons
Magna Carta 363
3lawto pursue, prosecute (an action, etc.):
(
c.1155;
MS: s.xii3/3
)
voldrad duner gwage et truver plege a
parsiure sun apel
Leis Will ANTS 21
4to persecute:
(
s.xii1;
MS: 1155-60
)
Cunforté sunt ki
parsiweient (Latin: persequebantur) mei
Camb Ps 117.LXVIII.6
v.intrans.
to seek, go after, follow:
(
s.xiii1/3;
MS: s.xivin
)
Mais longement ne pot
parsivre Ke li diable en out envire Ki sa marastre tant entiça Ke par venim l'empusuna
Brut Royal 4907
♦
to persecute:
(
1171-74;
MS: c.1200
)
Destruit ad seint' iglise, sa lei mis en despit, E adès
parsewi; a tort l'i unt eslit
Becket1 484
v.refl.
to be coherent, consistent:
sbst. inf.
pursuit, chase:
(
c.1136-65;
MS: c.1200
)
al
parsivrre oisel seit Dunc ad en sei que aveir deit
Salemon 4081
p.pr. as a.
1matching, in agreement with:
(
c.1270;
MS: s.xiv1/3
)
dunke deit il veer [...] ke la leyne dez peus seit
persuant as berbiz
HENLEY2 272.c28
2persecuting:
(
s.xii1;
MS: 1155-60
)
E conturbez de la voiz del enemi, de la face del
parsiwant felun
(Latin: a facie persequentis impii); kar purjeterent sur mei felunie, e en forsenerie cuntrariowent a mei
Camb Ps 93.LIV.3
p.pr. as s.
persecutor:
(
s.xii1;
MS: 1155-60
)
Forstrai espee e purpren devers contraire le
parsiwant mei
Camb Ps 56.XXXIV.3
[hp]
See also:
par2
parsiweur
parsiwance
persequer
pursivre
sivre
persiur
parsivre (s.xii1)