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FEW: orbus 7,390a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: assorber 2 1,605 / assorbir 2 1,605 DEAF: orp (assorbir) DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

absorber; asorbir, assorber; asurber

This verb is an amalgamate form of aorber and esorber which introduces an unetymological 's' in the prefix, possibly under the influence of the etymologically unrelated verb absorber¹.

v.a.1to blind, reduce or impede the vision of ♦ to blind, mislead, deceive ♦ to blind, dazzle
v.n.1to go blind, have one's vision reduced or impaired
p.p._as_a.1blind, derpived of vision
p.p._as_s.1blind person

v.a.

1to blind, reduce or impede the vision of:

( 1163-70; MS: s.xiii² ) par tres chaste netee Out sun quoer dedenz asorbé Que il del mund rien ne veeit U il deliter se pueit 3288

( s.xiii^ex; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) 'Li Dieux de cest mound Asorbe cels ki l’amerount'. Entendre poez a verté Ke ceo est maimes li malfé, Car Crist n'asorbe nul[e] rien, Ainz enlumine touz en bien 94 and 97

♦fig.to blind, mislead, deceive:

( s.xii^ex?; MS: s.xiii^ex ) Richesce est fete estrangement, Ke si poeit asurber la gent 742

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii² ) Herodes est li malfeiz Ki tut asorbet par pecchez 2121

( s.xiii; MS: s.xiv¹ ) hom dist ke par largement doner Put hom bien soun enemy asorber 37.572

( s.xiii^ex; MS: 1307-15 ) li losengour absorbe le homme e le avogle 190.5

♦fig.to blind, dazzle:

( 1214; MS: 1214-16 ) Car qui sereit tant alumez Ne fust de pecune assorbez Por qei q’il l’esperast aveir 2434

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii² ) li clergiez Par cuveitise sunt asorbez 358

v.n.

1to go blind, have one's vision reduced or impaired:

( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv¹ ) Li granz calins (=fog) tant aorbet, Qui i entret, tuz asorbet, Si de Deu n'at la veue Qui poust passer cele nue 1650

p.p._as_a.

1blind, derpived of vision:

( c.1184; MS: s.xiii^ex ) Les oilz li firent a tort crever [...] Unze jurs fu absorbé, Seint Thomas en out pité 1945

( s.xii^ex; MS: s.xiii^m ) de veillesce asorbi e bosçu 111

( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 ) Dunt estes fols, cheitif e asorbez 2803

p.p._as_s.

1blind person:

( 1214; MS: 1214-16 ) Einsi fut par les assorbez Tote aperte la traison 2514

aorber esorber orb

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