pirer (c.1200)

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pirer (c.1200)

[ gdw]

[ FEW: 8,154a pejor; Gdf: 6,175b pirer 1; GdfC: ; TL: 7,970 pirier; DEAF:  pejor (pirer); DMF: ; TLF: ; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: 2167c pejorare ]
peirer  

v.n.

1to grow worse, deteriorate
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  Il garda si trestoz lur vestemenz Qu'il ne purrirent ne de ren ne peirouent (var. (B: s.xiii3/4) ne de ren repeiroent) Es quarante anz qu'il el desert errouent  (E) 2654
( 1354; MS: s.xivex )  Nepurquant plus grant mestier en averoient de garrir qe d'enpirrer (var. (C: s.xivex) de peirer)  211.3 (var.)
to be worse off
( MS: s.xiiim )  Tu n’i gaignes ren [...]; Einz i pirez [...] mult durement, Kar en içoe qui l’altre prent amendement, En içoe receis tu mult emperrement  5393
empeirer  pire#1 
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