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Old French– English Dictionary ALAN HINDLEY FREDERICK W. LANGLEY BRIAN J. LEVY PUBLISHED BY THE PRESS SYNDICATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE The Pitt Building, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, United Kingdom CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 2RU, UK http://www.cup.cam.ac.uk 40 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011–4211, USA http://www.cup.org 10 Stamford Road, Oakleigh, Melbourne 3166, Australia Ruiz de Alarcón 13, 28014 Madrid, Spain © Cambridge University Press 2000 This book is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published 2000 Printed in the United Kingdom at the University Press, Cambridge Typeface Monotype Nimrod 7/9 pt System QuarkXPress™ [SE] A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication data Hindley,A. Old French–English dictionary / Alan Hindley,Frederick W.Langley,Brian J. Levy. p. cm. ISBN 0 521 34564 2 (hardback) 1. French language – To 1500 – Dictionaries – English. I. Langley,Frederick William, 1938– II. Levy,B. J. (Brian Joseph) III. Title. PC2891.H56 2000 477′.01′03–dc21 99–056328 ISBN 0 521 34564 2 hardback Contents Acknowledgements vii Introduction ix I From database to dictionary ix II The dictionary entries ix III How to use the dictionary x IV Conclusion xi List of abbreviations xii Select bibliography xiv The dictionary 1 v A a interj ah!, oh!, woe!; a las, lasse, alas!; hah! sous a., be under-age, under the legal age limit, a prep (a) (local) to; at, in; on: a cheval; through: a minor; venir en a., come of age; de juene a., cheoir a la fenestre, fall out of, through the young; d’a., of full age, adult; avoir passé a., window; (b) (temporal) at: a deus heures,at be fully grown; le temps d’a., olden days; two o’clock; au premier an, in the first year; par a., for a long time; sanz, desoz a.,in au tierz jor, on the third day; in, at the end infancy,childhood; d’a., aged, stricken in years; of: a une quinzaine, in, after two weeks; (c) daerrain a., old age; prodom de son a., heroic (instrumental) with; by means of; (made) of; for his age. (adorned) with; (living) on: a pain et a eaue aagié a of age, major; mature, ready to cut (of vivre, live on bread and water; by (the evidence wood). of); according to: a sun dit, according to what he aagier vt declare of age. said; (d) (modal) with, characterised by: aaidier v see aidier. Guillelme al cort nés; in: au langage de cest aaige sm and f see aage. pais, in the language of this country; by,with: aaignier vi tussle; squabble. prendre a force, take by force; with, in the aaignier vt dog, harass. company of; at, in accordance with: a son aairier vir nest, nestle; set up home, take up plaisir, at one’s pleasure; like, in the manner of: residence, be resident (at); install o.s., settle a larron, like a thief; (e) (denotes amount, rate, (down). measure); at, costing: a deus deniers la livre, aaise a and adv see aise. at two pence per pound; to the number: venir a aaisement sm comfort, convenience; prosperity; deus cenz, come two hundred in number; (f) (pl.) household articles. (final) for (the purpose of); (suitable) for; for (the aaisié a at ease, happy; able to, in a position (to cure of), against: a cel mal, prenez . ., to cure do sth.). that illness, take . .; (g) (dative) to: soiez a Dieu aaisieement adv with ease. comandé!; a mort abandoné; for (the benefit aaisier vr take one’s ease, pleasure; derive of); (away) from: loinz a, far from; (h) (agential) pleasure, benefit from. by; (i) (possessive) of, belonging to: uns fils a aaisier vt put at ease, reassure; comfort, ease; conte, a count’s son; (j) (predicative) as, for, in provide the necessary,satisfy,fulfil; a. son cors, the capacity of: prendre a feme, take as a wife; have something to eat and drink. clamer a seigneur, claim as one’s lord; (k) aaisiez a see aaisié. (with infinitive) (in order) to, for the purpose of; aamant sm see adamant. to (with subject infinitive): nus covient a venir, aamé pp see amer. we must come; (with object infinitive): l’argent aamer v see amer. qu’il a promis a paier, the money he has aamplement sm see aemplement. promised to pay; avoir a, have to, be obliged to; aamplir v see aemplir. estre a, be engaged in, occupied in; faire a,be aan sm see an. worthy of; (il) fait a, it is necessary,appropriate aancrer vr anchor o.s., establish o.s., get a to. foothold. a sm (the letter) A. aancrer vt anchor, moor. a- see also under ha-. aanglé pp as a forced into a corner. a ce conj because, since; while; in such a way aangler vt force into a corner. that; so that; until; to the point that. aase a see aise. a ço adv at this, thereupon. aasier v see aaisier. a ço que conj see a ce. aasmance sf moroseness; sadness. a la que conj until. aasme sm see aesme. aa see also ae-. aasmer v see aesmer. aa interj see a. aate1 a apt, appropriate. aace sf magpie. aate2 a swift, nimble, agile; ready,prepared. aache sf see asche. aati pp as a keen, eager, passionate; prepared, aachie sf torment, anguish. ready for. See also aatir. aachier v see aacier. aatie sf eagerness; passion; fight, battle, struggle; aacier vt gnash; put on edge (of teeth). hostility; par a., in rivalry,emulation. aage sm and f age; life, lifetime, life-span; aatin sm see aatine. maturity; majority (full age); estre, demourer aatine sf hostility; hatred. 1 aatin aatiner vt harass, dog; torment; irritate. abandun sm see abandon. aatir vr become angry; excite o.s.; rival, challenge; abanduner v see abandoner. oppose (in war); pledge o.s., promise; compare abaque sm see abac. o.s. abas sm see abbe, abbé. aatir vt provoke, incite; rival, challenge, defy; abassé a early (of time of day). attack; compare; prepare, arrange (battle); abastardir vt bastardise. hasten; assert, maintain. abastir vtr start off, set in motion; begin. aatise sf violence, vigour. Cf. aatie. abastoné a armed with a stick. aatison sf wager; challenge; ardour, passion, abat sm beating (of wings). Cf. esbatement. impetuosity. abatage sm slaughter (of domestic animals). aaun sm see an. abateiz sm slaughter, carnage. aaust sm see aost. abatement1 sm overthrowing; felling, un- ab- see also under enb-. horsing; reduction, diminution. ab prep see a,prep. abatement2 sm see esbatement. aba sm see abai. abatison sf slaughter (of domestic animals). abaater vi spy on; be on the watch for. See also abatre1 vi fall, drop. baater. abatre1 vt strike down, cast down, fell; destroy; abac sm board covered in dust on which numbers overturn, upset; remove, abolish; reduce (price, were traced; arithmetic; calculation. debt); lower (veil, etc.); cut (a path, road in a abaeor sm spy. forest); banish, expel. abaer vt wait for, await; desire, lust after. See also abatre2 v see embatre, esbatre. abeer. abaubir vr be astonished, startled, disconcerted, abaeresse sf greedy,lustful woman. puzzled; frightened. abaesse sf see abeesse. abaubir vt astonish, startle, disconcert, puzzle; abagu sm see aubagu. frighten. abai sm bark, barking; (cyn.) abay (act, occasion abaubis pp as a see abaubir. of keeping a hunted animal at bay by barking abaudir v see esbaudir. dogs). abaundoner v see abandoner. abaie sf abbey. abaveter v see abeveter. abaié pp as a see abeé. abaye sf see abaie. abaiement sm bark, barking. abayer v see abeer. abaieor sm see abaeor. abb- see also under ab-. abaier v see abaiier, abeer. abbas sm see abbé. abaiete sf small abbey. abbe sm see abbé. abaignier vr bathe, take a bath. abbé sm abbot. abaiier vi bark. abbeye sf see abaie. abaiier vt bark at. abbié sm see abbé. abaise- see also under abaisse-. abc sm the ABC, the alphabet. abaissier vir bend, lean down; lower o.s.; drop (of abe sf see aube. wind); lie, sit down. abe sm see abbé. abaissier vt diminish, lower in value, status. abé sm see abbé. abait sm see abet. abé sm strong, powerful desire; estre en a., lie in abalbir v see abaubir, esbaubir. wait for, be on the watch for; desire, long for. abaldir v see esbaudir. abeance sf strong, powerful desire. abaleste sf see arbaleste. abecé sm alphabet. abandon sm abandonment; permission; a a.,in abecedé sm se abecé. complete freedom, fully; en a., in abundance; abecelaire sm alphabetical list. metre en a., abandon, give up; metre en a. de, abechier vr feed o.s. expose to, to danger of; laissier a a., forget, abechier vt feed (a young bird); tempt, entice, abandon. allure. abandoné pp as a zealous, eager, without abechir vt lure; trick. See also abechier. reserve. abecoi sm the ABC, the alphabet. abandoneement adv freely,without reserve; abeé pp as a gaping, wide open; gaping aghast; wholeheartedly. amazed, astonished. Cf. esbai. abandonement sm abandonment; permission; abeenge sf see abenge. doner a., consent. abeer vi gape. Cf. beer, esbair. abandoneor sm one who abandons, hands over. abeer vr marvel, be astonished. Cf. beer, abandoner vr abandon o.s., devote o.s., give o.s. esbair. over. abeer vt open wide; engulf, swallow up; strike abandoner vt abandon, surrender, release; give terror into. Cf. beer, esbair. freely; leave, permit. abeescher v see abechier.