croissir1 (s.xii1)
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croissir1 (s.xii1)

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[ FEW: 16,424b *krussjan; Gdf: 2,380a croissir; GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,1081 croissir; DEAF:  croissir; DMF:  croissir; TLF: ∅; OED:  crush v.; MED:  crushen v.; DMLBS: ∅ ]
croisir;  crucier;  cruisser,  cruissir,  cruisir;  croistre,  cruistre,  crustre,  croter  

v.a.

1to break, shatter: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  il avera croissi meinte lance fresnine  1660
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiim )  R. tent le grant fest de cele bordel; En halt le porte, e en bas le fait avaler; Quil consiut, en sum le chef li crote  3444
♦to break open: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Li evesqe […] vot les uis par force croistre  12176
2to grind, gnash: 
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  Les denz anguisse e cruist e grunt  1967
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  estraingent les dens et croissent et chient et se compissen[t]  i 176
( 1230-53 )  Cruissanz lurs denz de pour  1526

v.n.

1to shatter, be smashed: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  (one could hear) fruissir les espiés e les helmes croissir  3523
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Tant veisiez lances cruissir  13357
2to grind: 
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Cez blancs osbercs ki dunc oist fremir E cez espees sur cez helmes cruisir  3485
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Li fer tentissent e cruissent li acier  648
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Meint grant espié i font croissir  978
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  quant li home ad trop grant freit Tuz les denz croistre li fait  162ra16
3 sound to make a loud noise, groan: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) desque a la nuit cruissirent en mei mes reins  49.15.7
♦soundto creak: 
( c.1185 )  Rumpent lor cordes, cruist la nef  383
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1200 )  stridere .i. crustre  141.54
♦soundto crackle, pop: 
( MS: s.xiiiex )  (When itch mites are heated by a hot egg) vus les purrez oir croissir  284.157

p.p._as_a.

1crushed, smashed: 
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  le brant cruisi Liez (=near, at) la mure pié e demi  14201
( MS: s.xiv )  quasi pinse: croises(l. croisés?)gallice  i 35
2damaged, open: 
( MS: s.xii2 )  [A] festre occire e cruissee plaie curer  7
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