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† eˈsmay, v. Obs.
See also amay, asmay.
[a. OF. esmaie-r to trouble = Pr. esmagar, esmaiar, It. smagare:—med.L. *exmagāre, f. ex- out + -mag- (whence *dismagāre: see dismay), usually believed to be of Teut. origin; cf. OHG. magan to be able: see may v.]
trans. and refl. = dismay.
1393Gower Conf. I. 281, I am..so distempred and so esmaied. Ibid. II. 239 But Jason wolde him nought esmaie. 1475Caxton Jason 76 Appollo on this..began to rise abasshed and esmayed of this werke. 1483― Gold. Leg. 153/2 But he was gretely esmayed how he myght burye the body. |