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casser (s.xii2/4)

The form quasser is a cross reference to the following entry:

casser (s.xii2/4)

caser;  cacer;  caisser;  quasser,  quassir;  quacer,  quaser;  quaisser,  queisser,  queissier,  queissir,  quessir  
  FEW:  quassare 2/ii,1433b Gdf:  quasser 6,488a GdfC:  casser 9,5c TL: casser 5,7 DEAF: DMF:  casser  TLF:  casser  OED:  cass v.  MED:  cassen v.  DMLBS:  quassare 2621b

v.trans.

1to shake
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1200 )  si gardast le vaissel k'il trop nel quassast  GUISCH 1019
2to break, shatter
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiii2/4 ) Ses .ij. mains mist desor la biere, Enpeinst avant e traist ariere Que tot volt abatre a quasser  Conception wace 1651
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 )  l’escu li ad defendu e quassé  Boeve (D) 1226
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  Quassez le hay (M.E. Breke that hegge)  Nominale 614
to crush
( s.xivin )  quassez bien les grapes  Culinary Colls 865.19
to overwhelm
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Une (=tribulation) i est ke tut me quasse  Rom 15 (Dd.10.31) 243
to subdue, suppress
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Qui ore voldra bon cunte oir, La noise face un poi queissir  S Modw 8074
fig.to shatter, crush
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  sis espeir fut quassé  S Greg 1138
fig.to banish, get rid of
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  cil [...] Tantostquassa la sospeçon  Dial Greg SATF 994
to repudiate, defeat
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  Et cez enticementz touz casser  Chev Dé 308
3lawto quash, annul
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  par conseil […] Fu le electiun de li (=canon-elect) quassee  S Rich ANTS 942
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  Les nobles de la terre ore grever ne deient Ne casser le droit qe les noz avoient  LANGTOFT thiol2 464.120
( 1317 )  si le dit monsire [...] ne defaille du dit service [...] la dite lettre obligatorie de quatre centz livres d'esterlinge avant ditz soit adonqes cassee e anyentie e tenue pur nule  Actes privés 206
( 1327 )  Et qe record et procés […] soient repellez et quassez  Rot Parl2 117
( 1397 )  […] que jammés vous les repellerez, revokerez, casseretz  Rot Parl1 iii 355
( 1415 )  ferront abater & casser les dits briefs  Rot Parl1 iv 68
4to beat, surpass
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1 )  La ki richesce tuz autres quasse  boz Seven Poems 95.56

v.intrans.

to be shattered
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Home resemble vanité. Ses jurs alsi cum umbre passent; En cel jur tuz ses pensers cassent  Mirur1 152vb18
to be extinguished
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Quant li feu chai e quassa, La gent arriere retorna  Rom de Rou wace ii 230.9273

See also:

aquasser  cassabile  cassacion  cassen  concasser  dequasser  enquasser  esquas  esquasser  esquassure  squasser  squassure 
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