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veiller (c.1136-65)

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veiller (c.1136-65)

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veillier; vailler; veiler, velier, vellier; veler, veller, vellir, veillir

v.a.1to wake (up) 2to keep awake 3to guard
v.n.1to be, lie awake 2to wake up 3to stay up late 4to work late, be diligent 5to keep vigil (devotional) 6to keep watch, be on look-out
sbst._inf.1(devotional) vigil

v.a.

1to wake (up):

( c.1334; MS: s.xiv^m ) quidaunt la dame dormante, lui moveit la mein pur lui veiller 209.6

2to keep awake:

( s.xii^ex; MS: s.xiv² ) Mult se espounte lé chivalers Et si doel le argue e veille 724 (var. C7)

3to guard:

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) Dehé eit le clergon qui son mestre si veille! 487

( 1318 ) et veillont et gardont le dit chastel 182

v.n.

1to be, lie awake:

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii¹ ) Veilliout la nuit, dormid le jur 354

( s.xiii^m; MS: c.1300 ) Lequel dormez vus u veillez? 1357

2to wake up:

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) La dame s'esperi e del songe veilla 240

( s.xivⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiv^m ) l'oingnon [...] engendre seyf en bouche, enflure en cors, [...] horribul songe en dormant, suour en veillant 109

3to stay up late:

( c.1290; MS: s.xv¹ ) Pour trop veller (M.E. wakyng) homme baile (O) 334ra

4to work late, be diligent:

( c.1270; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) A tuz escolers ensample donez, E matire pur bien estudier E bien veiller, pur espleiter 1173

5to keep vigil (devotional):

( c.1240; MS: c.1300 ) E as festes altresi [...] Sout il veiller devant le alter 257.85

( c.1245; MS: c.1255 ) De jurs geune et de noitz veille 466

6to keep watch, be on look-out:

( c.1270; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) autres del port de Witsant ke en la mer la nuit veillierent 1559

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1to keep watch over (a corpse):

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii² ) La nuit ly veilerent deskes ajornez, a l'emdemain est le cors enterez 3782

( c.1300 ) trover un homme a veiller al corps celuy nutz que le mort girra en sa meysoun i 28

sbst._inf.

1(devotional) vigil:

( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 ) Oreisons, veiller, jeuner ... 7801

( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv¹ ) I soleient mult repeirer E od lumere e od veiller 2888

( c.1240; MS: c.1300 ) E tute nuit par mon veiller Devant sun (= B.V.M.'s) ymage ... 261.259

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