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tresamer (s.xii1)

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

tresamer (s.xii1)

tressamer  
  FEW:  amarus *24,391b Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF:  amer 2 (tresamer)  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

a.

most bitter, harsh, grievous
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  la meie amertume tresamere  Oxf Ps ANTS 133.II.11
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  tendirent lur saiete, parole tres amere (Latin: verbum amarissimum)  Camb Ps 107.LXIII.3
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Fraunceys, pur la allegaunce De sa tres amere grevaunce, Par arsun e par quisture Receyvre deveyt mut greve cure  S Fran ANTS 2278
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  La tresamere mort  Ross ANTS 904
( s.xiv2; MS: c.1400 )  il ad tresbien auxi tressamere mort deservi et tresdure come homme lui purreit ordeigner ou diviser  Ars Dict 47.438
( s.xiv2; MS: c.1400 )  le tresamer dolour quel les reprovez averont encountre le tresjocoundite sweftee  (ms. swestee) quel avront lez prodez hommes (Latin: amarissimum dolorem, quem habituri sunt reprobi, contra jocundissimam suavitatem, quam habebunt probi)  Lichfield 60.8

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See also:

amer2  tres1 
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