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trespenser (s.xii2/4)

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

trespenser (s.xii2/4)

trepenser;  trespanser  
  FEW:  pensare 8,197b Gdf:  trespensant 8,58b / trespensé 8,58b / trespenser 8,58c GdfC: TL: trespenser 10,621 DEAF:  penser (trespensé)  DMF:  trespenser  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

v.intrans.

emotionto be deeply concerned, worried
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Tant lor fait la poour, qu’il i ont, trespenser  i 129.3512
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  Et ceo coer, douz Sires, vorroie jeo avoir si pensant en garde de  vostre pitouse et hontouse passion, qe riens ne me feuste tant enracynez en coer, com de cella  penser et repenser (var. (C: s.xivex) trepenser ) coment jeo siu tenuz durement mult de vous amer de coer  103.10 (var.)

p.p. as a.

emotionaffected, preoccupied (by an emotion)
( c.1150; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Si fu la mere tresmusee Et de la joie trespensee, Son enfant sur le feu (=in a bath) lessa  168
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Nectanabus la voit, tut est trepensé; En la beauté de ly sunt si oil aresté  142
emotiondeeply concerned, worried
( s.xii2/4; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  Trespensez fu e duel ot grant  961
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  ‘Entre les bises roches […] Serpenz e granz dragons hidus i troverez […]; Damageront vos genz, si vous ne vous gardez.’ Quant le roy ceo ot, un poy fu trespensez  4432
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  La Fiere est en la chambre entree, Une mes ne fut si trespansee Cum ele est or  2451
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiiex )  Mult ont longement entr'els le fu esgardee; Durement sei merveillent, tot sunt trespensee, kar el veit ben De plus repleitir n’i ad ren  482

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See also:

penser  transpensé  tres1  trespensif 
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