halegre (s.xii1/3)

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halegre (s.xii1/3)

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  FEW:  alacer 1,56b / alacer 24,287b Gdf: GdfC:  alegre 8,73b TL: haliegre 4,858 DEAF:  alegre  DMF:  allègre  TLF:  allègre  OED: MED: DMLBS:  alacer 56c
hailegre;  haleigre,  haliegre  

a.

1med.invigorated, healthy-looking
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Halegre sera de sun cors A tuz jurz dedenz e defors  235.939
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Joios queor fait halegre vis, E plor de queor maigre e pensis  8777
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Tute seit ele haleigre e seine, De la mort est bien certeine  6549
fig.healthy, hale
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Kar si ben guerpist sun pechié, Ja pus ne li ert reprocé; Al Deu juise li plairat, Kar Deu halegre esgarderat  9456
2med.sound, unhurt
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiim )  K'il le retenist vif e halegre e enter  (O) 4826
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Par ceste ordeinement e par ceste queintise la legion venquit e remist seine e halegre  52.9-10
3emotionmerry, in good spirits
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Il vunt a lur osteus halegres e jolifs  2283
( MS: s.xivin )  jolifs e seins e halegre  i 155

s.

1light-hearted, frivolous person
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Les desperanz reformeit, Les halegres bien amonesteit, Les pourus en sei aforceit  1252
halegrement  halegrer  halegreté 
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