surmener (c.1200)

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surmener (c.1200)

[gdw]

[FEW: 6/ii,110b minare; Gdf: 7,534c sourmener; GdfC: 10,699a sourmener; TL: 9,903 sormener; DEAF:  mener (sormener); DMF:  surmener; TLF:  surmener; OED: ; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
sormener,  surmainer,  surmeiner,  surmeyner  

v.a.

1to torment, trouble
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 ) Cil unt parlé entre els de la peine Qu'il unt suffert, de feim quis surmeine  (E) 16329
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 ) [...] Del delit de sa char temptee Que de luxure ert esbrasee  (ms. sormenee)  2792 (MS)
to abuse, mistreat
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 ) cilz ki la loi Deu a son roaume fait sugette et trop la surmaine et abaise quanque il puet [...]  203.S8.6
mil.to attack
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 ) E li Hebreu, que si per erent franc, Ore les avile, sis vait mult angoissant (var. (C: s.xiii2) vait mult surmenant )  (B) 13300 (var.)
emotionto distress, upset
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim ) De la dolur, ke la sormeine, Est la dame tuite veine  6227
2to overexert, exhaust with excessive work
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 ) Ne nus ad Deu noz serf[s] duné Que par nus seient surmené  4410
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim ) Ne vus purreit estre acunté Cument la dame ad travaillé [...] Sun cors pur Deu e surmené  5596
( c.1270; MS: s.xiv1/3 ) ke nul provost [...] ne nul autre serjant del maner ne chivauchent, [...] ne ne surmenent lez chivas charetteres  270.c20
mener#1  sur#2 
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