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esperdre (c.1136-37)

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esperdre (c.1136-37)

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[ FEW: 8,224a perdere; Gdf: 3,522a esperdre 1; GdfC: ∅; TL: 3,1180 esperdre; DEAF: ∅; DMF: éperdre; TLF: éperdre; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]

v.refl.

1emotionto lose heart:

( c.1230; MS: s.xiii^m ) Pas ne se espert, ainz vait vers lui, Cume cil qui ert pruz e hardi 8235

♦emotionto be troubled:

( c.1185 ) El l’esgarda, si ad mué De color, tost s’esperdi 6171

♦to be distracted:

( c.1136-37; MS: s.xii^ex ) Dunc vit le cors si eschivid, Pur un petit ne s’esperdid De la belted qu’en li trovad 3796

p.p._as_a.

1emotiondistraught, overcome:

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii^2/4 ) Tost devendreit esperdue Par trop sudeine survenue 6523

( c.1230; MS: s.xiii^m ) De pour sunt si esperduz, Ke grant pose se tenent muz 1783

( s.xiv¹; MS: s.xiv^m ) Et Johan mon cosyn feust ensi esperduz q’il n’avoyt poayr de ly mesmes 95.4

♦emotionmoved:

( c.1185 ) Li Blois les ad aparceuz, De grant joie est tut esperduz 4978

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