essuier (c.1170)
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essuier (c.1170)

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  FEW:  exsucare 3,322a Gdf:  essuier 3,582b GdfC:  essuier 9,555b TL: essuier 3,1319 DEAF:  essuier  DMF:  essuyer  TLF:  essuyer  OED:  sew v. 3  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  exsucare 870c
assuer,  asuer,  asuier;  essuer,  esuer,  esuier,  asueer 172.5203,  ensuer  182.1257;   

There are no etymological grounds for the different a- and en- prefixes, which are therefore treated as variant spellings derived from the ex- etymon.

v.a.

1to wipe dry: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  lor dras ke moillé sunt cummencent essuier  123
( 1267; MS: c.1300 ) les pez ses desciples lava E od une lincele pus asua  11134
( 1396; MS: s.xivex )  luy donne de l’yauue a laver ses mains, et luy apporte un longre de les essuer  43.24
♦to wipe clean, scrub: 
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 ) La veïssiez maint escuier Meinte bele espee" essuer  8738
( 1430; MS: s.xv2/4 )  pus le cotel bel assuez, Ke il ne soit de la char enbruez  439.62
essuier de
1 to wipe away from: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 ) de lur oilz assuera tutes lermes  1419
2 fig. wipe clean, scrub of: 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  vus serrez esueiez (Latin: mundabimini) de tutes vos suileures  i 8

inf._as_s.

1 (act of) wiping dry: 
( MS: 1272-82 ) Pus la terdez saunz laver e saunz assuer  123.57
♦ (act of) wiping, scrubbing: 
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin )  (a wine stain) Jamais ne iert osté par laver, Par asuer ne par parer  105.22

p.p._as_a.

1dried, dry: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2/4 )  estuppe esuee [...] Tant tost cum est el feu mise, De legier i est esprise  8819
ressuier  suier#1 
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