plesser1 (s.xii2/4)

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plesser1 (s.xii2/4)

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  FEW:  *plaxus 9,54a Gdf:  plaissier 6,1938a GdfC: TL: plaissier 3 7,1060 DEAF:  plais (plaissier 2)  DMF:  plaisser  TLF: OED:  plash v.  / pleach v.  MED:  plechen v.  DMLBS:  plectere 2315c / plessare 2319c
plaissier,  pleissier, 
p.p. pleit  

v.a.

1 to intertwine, clasp together
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Mais les .ij. braz ot si plaissiez Que il nes pot amunt lever  1686
2to close off with a hedge or barrier of interwoven branches or treetrunks
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  when the Saxons have fled into the woodsArtur [...] D’une part fist le bois trenchier E bien espessement plaissier, Arbre sur arbre traverser, E trunc sur trunc fist encroer  9196
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiiex )  Les pas firent partut plesser Pur Les Engleis desturber  1576

v.refl.

1fig.to bend, bow
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Se sunt del tut suzmis a laie poesté; Quel part que li venz turt, se plessent od l'or  4810

p.p._as_a.

mains pleites
1hands clasped, with fingers interwoven
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Haie chose sunt a Dé Tuit orgeillos e surquidé; Se mains pleites alquns esteit, Innocent pur ço ne serreit (Latin: si manu ad manum fuerit, non erit innocens)  9223
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