enmollir (s.xiiiin)

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enmollir (s.xiiiin)

[gdw]

  FEW:  mollis 6/iii,54b Gdf:  emmolir 3,47b GdfC: TL: DEAF:  mol (enmolier)  / mol (enmollir)  DMF:  emmolir  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  immollire 1233a
emmolir,  emmollir;  enmoiller,  enmoillir;  enmoler,  enmolir,  enmoller,  enmollyr  

v.a.

1 to soften, make less hard or rigid
( s.xiii1; MS: c.1365 ) [A]veine [..] si ad la vertu de relascher chescune manere de emflure et enmolit duresces  501
( MS: s.xiii-s.xiv )  viande =spiritual food est deliciuse A alme [...]; N’i a duresce ke n’enmolist, Ne amertume ke n’enducist  176.79
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1 ) La pere dure de plus legere Enmoller puse ke son quer  107.33
med. to soften, make less tense, relax
( MS: c.1325 ) Item pur ventre enmoller: Pernez leger payn e mellez en eycil e mang[e]z  128.452
emotionto soften, mollify, make compassionate, kind
( c.1270; MS: s.xivin )  Car me facez grace aver Ke enmoillir puise mun quer  102.1035
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 ) Bien savoit li sages princes que amour de femme et ordure de lecherie enmolist le cuer de l'home  232.S29.16
to sweeten, make pleasant
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiiim ) que tu seis delivré de femme estrange e de autre pais, qui enmolist ses paroles  240
to soften, weaken, diminish
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 ) the king par coaction E par destresce a quelqe foer La vertu [...] del qoer =his son's faith Lui vot souztraire ou emmollir  12393

v.n.

1 to yield, relent
( MS: s.xivm ) Si ne voleyent pur manaces plier ne des beles paroles emmolir  286
emotion to unbend, soften, become compassionate
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 ) Par cele veue de Jhesu Crist Tut le quer ly enmolist  334

v.refl.

1 emotion to unbend, soften, become compassionate
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 ) A tant a Paulin avisé Li gendre al roi, qui s’enmollit Tot erraument quant il lui vit  7973

p.p._as_a.

1 softened, less hard or rigid
( s.xiii2/3; MS: s.xiii2 ) Un turtelet de ceo fras, Tant dur pestri cum portas. [...]. Quant ert enmolli, le remuez E autretel i remetez  1326
softened, weakened, diminished
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiiex ) ses quises sunt pilers de marbre poli [...], Ja pur pluye ices pilers ne sunt enmolly  2381
amollir  esmollir  mol  mollir 
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