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essuier (c.1170)

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essuier (c.1170)

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[ FEW: 3,322a exsucare; Gdf: 3,582b essuier; GdfC: 9,555b essuier; TL: 3,1319 essuier; DEAF: ∅; DMF: essuyer; TLF: essuyer; OED: sew v. 3; MED: ∅; DMLBS: 870c exsucare ]

essuer; essiuger; esuer, esuier; ensuer; assuer; asuer, asueer, asuier

v.a.

1to dry:

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^ex ) lor dras ke moillé sunt cummencent essuier 123

( 1396; MS: s.xiv^ex ) luy donne de l’yauue a laver ses mains, et luy apporte un longre de les essuer 43.24

♦to wipe:

( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiⁱⁿ ) (a wine stain) Jamais ne iert osté par laver, Par asuer ne par parer 105.22

( s.xiii¹; MS: s.xiii^m ) vus serrez esueiez (Latin: mundabimini) de tutes vos suileures i 8

( 1430; MS: s.xv^2/4 ) pus le cotel bel assuez, Ke il ne soit de la char enbruez 439.62

p.p._as_a.

1dried, dry:

( s.xiiiⁱⁿ; MS: s.xiii^2/4 ) estuppe esuee [...] Tant tost cum est el feu mise, De legier i est esprise 8819

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