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teser1 (1171-74)

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teser1 (1171-74)

teiser,  tesir,  teyser  
  FEW:  *tensare 13/i,224a Gdf:  teser 7,698b / tesir 7,698c GdfC: TL: teser 10,273 / tesir 10,274 DEAF:  teser  DMF:  tesir  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

v.trans.

1weaponsto stretch (a bow)
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 ) Par le campestre vait il son arc tesant, Ultre la fosse traist  Anc Test (B) 7563
( c.1300; MS: s.xivm ) Mult savoit de forest, de arc bien teiser: O sun arc prist les serfs, bises, daymes remers  Genèse 517
( c.1185; MS: s.xii1/3 ) Peres jetent e arcs enteisent (var. (B: s.xivin) teysount )  Proth ANTS 2870 (var.)
2to harass, pursue
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 ) Cum issi li premier (=front runners) chaçouent Par la montaine e les tesoient  ambroise 10440
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 ) Quant li rois vit sun chier enfant Que l’urs aloit si fort tesant En hait cria: ‘Seingnurs, eidez!’  Waldef BB 12110
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 ) Un Saracin a encontré, Ki Lioine aloit fort tesant, Del chief trencher mult maneçant  Waldef BB 16881

v.intrans.

1to go, proceed
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 ) En cele noise ke fu si amere Si conust il la voiz sun frere; La undreit tesa et demanda: ‘Coment, Beau frere, estes en cest turment ?’  Mir N-D 110.XXIV.143
2to strive after
( s.xiiim; MS: c.1335 ) Le gayn ou vos tesetz un tresour vos doit valer  Bonne Avent Tract 232
teser a
to aim for, strive after
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 ) Vint anz e quatre sur Israel regna, Unques a el si a mal nun ne teisa (var. (B: s.xiii3/4) cessa )  Anc Test (E) 14269
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 ) Leissez orguil, tesez a bien  S Jean ANTS 2277
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 ) un seint hermite [...] Tesa a la vie pardurable  Mir N-D 24.VII.14
teser aprés
to follow
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 ) Merveyle out de la deliveraunce, Aprés le seynt tost se launce Ke s’enparti, a ceo teser Voleyt aprés ke peut beeser Ses pez seynz  S Fran ANTS 7065
teser de (+inf.)
to aim, intend to
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm ) Gauter Tirel, teysaunt de ferer le serf, nauffra le roi Willam de la cete a queor  TREVET Cron1 298.25
teser envers
weaponsto aim one’s bow at
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 ) Se par mal conseil as contre Deu meserré, Que Deus ne traie a tei, chié en humilité: Se tost ne te repenz, envers tei ad tesé  Becket1 2925
teser vers
to proceed, travel to
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 ) De orient veng sanz sujurner. Vers Guales mun pais est mun purpos teser  S Aub 34

p.pr. as a.

estre tesant a
to aim for, strive after
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 ) Tuz tens fud al ordre (=of deacon) tesant  S Jean ANTS 1580

p.p. as a.

pathol.swollen, bloated
( MS: s.xiii3/4 ) il (=haemorrhoid) est enflé, Gros et tesi et mult troublé  Pop Med 169.636

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See also:

enteser 
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