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solacer (s.xiiiin)

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

solacer (s.xiiiin)

solachier,  solacier,  solachier, solascer,  solaszer,  soulacer  (salacier S Modw 5856)  
  FEW:  solacium 12,33a Gdf:  soulacier 7,509b GdfC: TL: solacier 9,787 DEAF:  solaz (solacier)  DMF:  solacier  TLF: OED:  solace v.  MED:  solasen v.  DMLBS:  solaciare 3113c

v.trans.

1emotionto comfort, console
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  si solacer Nus en pussez de aukun penser  Pet Plet ANTS 275
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  Agamenon, quant vint a Sparte, solacha son frere (=Menelaus, whose wife has been abducted)  Waterford busby 59.G9.9
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  la dame e ces fyles e lur damoyseles chescun jour conforterent e solacerent sire Water [...]  Fouke ANTS 12.38
2to amuse, entertain
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  sovent avez oi Ke solleit bon cuntes conter Pur sei et altre solacer  Mir N-D 98.12
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Les hostez devetz soulacer Et bealement les honourer  Courtoisie 400.62
( s.xivin; MS: 1312-40 )  Isorie prist sa harpe [...] e fist descaunz e notes pur solacer Fouke  Fouke ANTS 54.11

v.intrans.

to relax, amuse oneself
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  vaut molt a avoir richeche et gloire [...] boens livres oir ou regarder, avoic tes drus rire et juer, avoiques divers estrumens de musique solacier  Waterford busby 246.S43.26
( 1296 )  E pus irreit il (=King John) hors du reaume de Escoce en Engleterre [...], e correit en parcs e freit sa volenté cum pur solacer e dedure jekes a la venue le rei de Engleterre  Surrender King John 104
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  vous vendrez od moy manger, giwer e solacer  BOZ Cont 141
solacer a
to amuse, entertain
( 1406 )  dona congie as ditz seignurs et communes pur departir [...] pur leur solacer et desporter  Rot Parl1 iii 579

v.refl.

1to obtain comfort, consolation
( 1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Cink files ad en compaignie, Chascune suit sa mere au trace, Des quelles l'alme se solace  GOWER Mirour 16219
2to relax, amuse oneself
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  sovent et volentiers soi soloit solacier es geus d’escermie  Waterford busby 139.R66.5

p.pr. as a.

cheerful, happy
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Cest enfant solasçant va juer  S Rich ANTS M688

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See also:

entresolacer  solace 
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