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rager (c.1200)

rager (c.1200)

ragier  
  FEW:  rabies 10,9a Gdf:  ragier 2 6,556a GdfC:  rager 10,475a TL: ragier 8,178 DEAF:  rage (ragier)  / rage (ragié)  DMF:  rager  TLF:  rager  OED:  rage v.  MED:  ragen v.  DMLBS:

v.intrans.

emotion to go mad, enter into a frenzy of uncontrollable emotion
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim ) Quant vit ses compaignuns oscire, Pur poi ke n'en araga (var. (M: s.xiii2) n'en raga )d'ire  Gui War 11790 (var.)

v.refl.

emotionto go mad, enter into a frenzy of uncontrollable emotion
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Li deble la cateille tant [...] Ke la cheitive pur poi se rage   Mir N-D 69.62
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  Un jur avint qu'ele se ragat (var. (B: s.xiii3/4) ele s’enrage) d'amer, Kar qui mult aimez lunges ne pot celer  Anc Test (E) 990
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  il resemblent a l'humme ki se esrage (var. (C: s.xiii4/4) rage)  Lum Lais ANTS 3996 (var.)

p.p. as a.

1mad, demented, out of one's mind
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  fous ragié  Mir Just 138
2emotionmad, in a frenzy of uncontrollable emotion
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 )  Kant Boves l’entent, pur poi n'est ragez  Boeve 3435

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See also:

arager  enrager  esrager  rage1  ragerie  ragous 
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