despiser (s.xii1)
Cite this entry

Browse the Dictionary

    Loading...

despiser (s.xii1)

Cite this entry

[gdw]

  FEW:  despicere 3,55a Gdf:  despiser 2,630a GdfC: ∅ TL: despisier 2,1698 DEAF:  despire (despisier)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  despise v.  MED:  despisen v.  DMLBS:  despicere 1 632a / despicari 1 632a

p.pr despisant, 
p.pr. despesaunt  314  

v.a.

1 emotion to despise, hold in contempt: 
( MS: c.1300 ) Seynte pucele, ne me despisez Por mes granz folies, ne por mes pechez  202v
2 emotion to scorn, disregard: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Vus despisistes (var. despisastes ) mes commandemenz  57.28
( 1304-05 )  en despisaunt nostre dite priere [...] le clos des ditz freres [...] avez debrisé a force  21
3 to insult, humiliate: 
( 1297 )  la vint W. de G. e despisoyt mon seigneur le roy  138.4
( 1343-50 )  S. de R., qe avoit despisé la royne [fut] treyné e pendu  56.14
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  le dit sire S. fuist moult curucé et irrous et despisa graundement les bones gentz  136.14
4 to deprecate, disparage: 
( MS: 1272-82 ) trop preiser ou despiser chose en vente ou en achat  2r
5emotionto hate: 
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  les Romeins le despiserent pur ceo q’il les avoit repris de lour avarice  166.10

v.n.

1to look away, avert one’s gaze: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Pur quei, Sire, estas tu en luein? Tu despis (Latin: despicis) en tens de anguisse  13.IX.21

p.pr._as_a.

1 scornful, haughty: 
( MS: c.1320-40 ) E si vus voiez le contrarye et envious le tenez e despisaunt  92r
2insulting, humiliating: 
( c.1339 )  et si le mair [...] dement asqun home de bone value en asqun aultre despisaunte parole, soit le mair amercié a demy mark  ii 17

p.pr._as_s.

1emotionone who despises, despiser: 
( MS: s.xiv2 )  totes choses viegnent owel [...] al sacrifiaunt sacrifices et al despisaunt sacrifices  (A) 198rb
despectiun  despicable  despire  despisable  despisance  despisanment  despisement  despisur 
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
despiser