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reuser2 (1121-25)
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reuser2 (1121-25)

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rehuser;  roser,  ruser,  russcher,  russer,  russher  
  FEW:  recusare 10,170a Gdf:  ruser 2 7,267c GdfC: ∅ TL: reuser 8,1190 / ruser 8,1553 DEAF:  recuer (reüser)  DMF:  ruser 1  TLF: ∅ OED:  ruser v.1  MED:  rusen v.  DMLBS:  rusere 2876a

v.trans.

1to push, drive (back, out): 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Notingeham unt assaillie Mais les Daneis qui dedenz erent Legerement les reuserent  GAIMAR1 2852
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Li borgeis sunt reusé e ly champ est lessez  Rom Chev ANTS 908
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Mout ont lor anemis rusez et damagiez  Rom de Rou wace i 64.1481
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Par force les unt reusez  Gui War 2279
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  noz acusors fort acusent, Sovente fois de nous les rusent  Ross ANTS 3219
2to diminish, reduce: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin )  Kar tiel fait (=sexual intercourse with a pregnant woman) le lait amenuse Et sa force grantment reuse, Dount li enfés pot afebleir  Corset ANTS 160
reuser arere
to push, drive (back, out): 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  A un piler si se teneit. Fort se teneit a la pere Que nel rosast le unde arere  S Brend mup 1228
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Grant masse ariere les ruserent  Brut WACE 975
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Si ad enpaint Reinalt qu'ariere rehusa, E l'acor del mantel hors des mains li sacha  Becket1 5519
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Sire Deu, reusez les ariere  S Jean ANTS 5940
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Enz el tens quant li enchantiere Furent toz reusez ariere E herisie ert entredite  Dial Greg SATF 1216
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  mes les gentz sire Joce les unt russhé arere  Fouke ANTS 11.4

v.intrans.

to retreat, withdraw: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Bien luin les firent tuz ruser Si en firent maint devier  Brut WACE 4281
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  A la fieie Engleis ruserent A la fieie recovrerent  Rom de Rou wace ii 184.8053

v.refl.

se reuser de
to retreat, withdraw (from): 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Tant cum par terre plus s'escuse Plus loing de Jesu se reuse  Mirur1 123va22

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See also:

recuser  reus1  reusé 
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