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revesquir (c.1165)

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revesquir (c.1165)


p.p. revescu  
  FEW:  revivere 10,361a Gdf:  revesquir 7,147b / reviskier 7,177c GdfC: TL: revesquir 8,1235 DEAF:  revivre (revesquir 1)  DMF:  revequir  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  revivescere 2828b

v.trans.

to bring back to life
( c.1165; MS: s.xiii2 )  Dedenz la buche en teu maniere A sa cumpaine l’aveit mise Que li vadlez aveit ocise, En es l’ure fu revescue  marie Lais 187.105
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Li reis, qui ert morz e perduz, Tes fiz e tes sire, est trovez e revescuz  Becket1 2863
( s.xii4/4; MS: s.xii4/4 )  Sa char, son sanc pur mei offri, Ma mort par sa mort revesqui  S Cath barking 1940
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Trestuz i serrunt revescu  Waldef BB 16637

v.intrans.

theol.to live again, come back to life
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  li cors tantost revesqui et estut haitiés sor ces (=his) piés  Liv Reis1 203
( s.xii4/4; MS: s.xii4/4 )  Si huem ne fust, ne poust murir, E se Deus, ne poust revesquir  S Cath barking 842
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Le cors sun fiz ke au lyt just Revesqui entur la mynut  S Fran ANTS 6930

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See also:

revivre 
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