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suspirer (s.xii2/4)

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

suspirer (s.xii2/4)

sospirer;  soupirer,  souspirer,  souzpirer,  souzspirer;  supirer,  suspyrer,  susspirer,  suzpirer  
  FEW:  suspirare 12,474a Gdf: GdfC:  souspirant 10,704b / souspirer 10,704b TL: sospirer 9,961 DEAF:  sospirer  / sospirer (sospirant)  DMF:  soupirant  / soupirer  TLF:  soupirant  / soupirer  OED:  suspire v.  MED:  suspiren v.  / suspiring ger.  DMLBS:  suspirare 3341b

v.intrans.

1emotionto sigh (in sorrow or grief)
( MS: s.xii2/4 ) De plusurs choses a remembrer li prist [...]; Ne poet muer n’en plurt e ne suspirt  2381
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim ) suspire e gent Pur ses pechez  2345
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1272-82 ) La vieille cumence a plurer E tendrement a suspirer  1272-82
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 ) la pucele sovent plure e suspire  456
( s.xivin; MS: c.1330 ) regeysoums Male pecché ke fet awoums En souzspiraunt  52.15
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 ) Femme teinge et suspire (M.E. Woman pantyth and sykyth)  81
( 1406; MS: s.xv1 ) pur dolerer, suspirer, languisser, plorier, gemer ou fremer pur chose noun recoverable, est plusours foitz le plus grande folie que soit  111.62.24
2to sigh, exhale, breathe (as as sign of life)
( c.1165; MS: s.xiii2 ) El bois alot, a la chapele, La u giseit la dameisele. En la paumeisun la trovot: Ne reveneit ne suspirot  185.970
( MS: s.xiiiex ) Tuit quidierent voirement Que li roi fust trespassés [...]. Adonc li rois souspira  242.41
( MS: c.1325 ) Nos entraylez freides sunt, Dunt tuz nos viez suspirunt  26.C1
suspirer a
theol.to sigh, pray sorrowfully to
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin ) et sospirez a nostre seignour q'il enprenge pité de eux  22.18
( MS: s.xiv1/3 ) A vous suspyruns o gemis e plurs en cete lermuse valce  527

p.pr. as a.

emotionsighing (in sorrow or grief)
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii2 ) Tantost a genoilz se mist E od suspirant quer dist [...]  834
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiiex ) Marie [...] Pur ki cest chant suspirant sanz note ai levé  1154
( MS: s.xivin ) Le espeir de mun quer suspirant  88.90

sbst. inf.

emotionsighing, lamenting (in sorrow or grief)
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 ) Or comence le suspirer E le plaindre e le plurer  2772
( 1360-79; MS: s.xivex ) [...] Guardant aval et puis dessure Par amourouse suspirer  29380

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See also:

suspir  suspirale 
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