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tresoir1 (c.1185)

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

tresoir1 (c.1185)

tresoyr,  tressoir,  tressoyr  
  FEW:  audire 1,173b / audire *25,854b Gdf:  tresoir 8,53b GdfC: TL: tresöir 10,612 DEAF:  oïr (tresoïr)  DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

v.trans.

to hear very well, most distinctly
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Li naims [...] Al chevaler vent si li prie, E il [...] Tut de gré folement parla; Respunt par semblant de grant ire: ‘La putain me volt fere oscire Her al disner e ui cest jur, Andui erent si duneur.’ [...] Ismeine le tresoi ben E dit: ‘Creirez me vus de ren?’  Ipom BFR 8595
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  Aelwine pas ceo ne creeit Ke ly chevalers ly diseit De la mort Swein e de la fin. E nepurokes el chemin Cum il erra si tresoi Pleindre priveement, sanz cri, La mort lur seignur Swein le rei  S Edm Life ANTS 4913
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  ‘mar fustes si bele! Bien resemblez puteine, ke deit tener bordele [...].’ La dame a tresoi, ke cil va disaunt, hauce la paume si le feert eraument, ke chaier le fist sur le pavement  Boeve 220
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Fraunceys ke ben tresoy Cele noyse e le graunt cry [...] dist en bone fyaunce: [...]  S Fran ANTS 5221
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  Quant jeo tressoy cels paroles, un tiel dolour me prist al cuer qe [...]  Passion BVM2 74.7
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  assise en le oriente del mouster il tresoi la voiz des aungels chauntanz cele antiphne  TREVET Cron1 274.2
to hear, learn about
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  l’Arche Deu [...] fu ravie, por quoi quant Hely tresoi la novelle, soi laisa cheoir d’un siege la ou il sist  Waterford busby 220.S25.16

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See also:

oir  tres1 
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