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chaufer (c.1185)

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[ FEW: 2/i,78b calefacere; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 9,62a chauffer; TL: 2,330 chaufer; DEAF: chaufer; DMF: chauffer; TLF: chauffer; OED: chafe v.; MED: chaufen v.; DMLBS: 243b calefacere ]

chauffer, chauver; chalfer

v.a.

1to heat, warm:

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii^m ) quant vus [avez] freit, dunc vus chauf il 12.47

( MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) chauve une tieule et mete a son ventre tote caude 331.1

( 1433 ) une grosse pomme d’argent, […], au [sic] mettre de feu dedens pour chaufer les mains de prestre quant il fait froit B131

2to bake:

( MS: s.xiii^ex ) pistant: chaufent i 150

v.n.

1to burn (with embarrassment):

( c.1185; MS: s.xiii^m ) Cil aparceit son (=the queen’s) regart, Si en rovist e chaufe (var. (B: s.xivⁱⁿ) eschaufe) e art 6540

v.refl.

1to warm oneself:

( c.1200; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) de vellesce il ert si refreidiz Ne se chalfast par dreiz ne par peliz (B) 11882

p.p._as_a.

1also_fig.heated, hot:

( c.1290; MS: s.xv¹ ) Quant le fornil (M.E. oven) est bien chaufé (M.E. heted), […] (O) 334vb

( c.1334; MS: s.xiv^m ) de ire devint chaufé (var. (A: c.1375) eschaufé) 133.2

( a.1382; MS: a.1382 ) Sir W. D. chyvachaunt devers le host d’Escocez, assetz chauffé et affrayé […] 25.35

eschaufer#1 rechaufer treschaufer

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