aspirer (1121-25)

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aspirer (1121-25)

  FEW:  aspirare 25,494a Gdf:  aspirer 1,420a GdfC:  aspirer 8,207c TL: aspirer 1,563 DEAF: DMF:  aspirer  TLF:  aspirer  OED:  aspire v.  MED:  aspiren v.  DMLBS:  aspirare 138b
 

v.a.

1 to breathe, draw in
( 1360-79; MS: s.xivex ) l'omme a ce q'il soit repuz, La mer, la terre et l'air aspire  8538
2 to blow (about, hither and thither)
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Ki venz porset tost est gabez Kar sodeement muent orez; Malinz espiriz le vunt gabant Ki par l’air le vunt aspirant  7120
3theol.to inspire
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  Enz en sun quer si l’aspirat Que tres bien veit e certement Cum Deus voldrat le soen alment  142
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  J.C. Doctrinat les =his Disciples […] E aspirat del saint Espirit  1028
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Deus li duna our, ki l'aveit aspiré  274
( s.xiii1; MS: c.1340 )  sis (=God) aspirat e fist aller en la terre de Jerusalem  (I) 175

v.n.

1to draw breath, breathe (in)
( s.xiii3/4; MS: c.1275 )  Li quart espirit est odorer ou le quel est donee guster en attraxion de l’eyr e de le aspirer  613
aspirer a
1 to aspire to, hope to achieve
( 1340 ) [...] a quele chose, od l'eide de Dieu, nous aspiroms  ii 1111

p.pr._as_s.

1 (act of) breathing
( 1360-79; MS: s.xivex ) Et pour ce q'il serroit vivant, Del air fuist fait son aspirant  26948
espirer#1  espirer#2  inspirer 
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