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† reˈjoy, v. Obs.
Also reioy(e.
[ad. OF. rejoir (mod.F. réjouir): see re- and joy v.]
1. intr. To rejoice, be joyful. Const. at, in.
c1315Shoreham iii. 169 Ȝyf þy wyl reioyeþ more In enyes kennes þynges..þou ne anourest god aryȝt. c1485Digby Myst. (1882) iv. 1321 Therfor in your harte [to] reioye ye may be fayn. 1662in Cosin's Corr. (Surtees) II. 312 He oftens will rejoy and jest at his expressions.
2. trans. (and refl.). To make joyful or happy; to cause to rejoice. Also const. of.
c1374Chaucer Troylus v. 395 Let vs speake of lustie life in Troy That we have lad,..And eke of time coming vs rejoy. a1400–50Alexander 3407 Ȝe sall be glad of my degre & gretly reioyd. c1477Caxton Jason 9 b, Thenne began the ladyes to reioye them silf. c1500Melusine 205 For to make hym to forgete his losse, & forto reioye & haue hym out of melencolye.
3. To enjoy as possessor.
1454Paston Lett. I. 299 So that I may by your frendship the more peasably rejoy my forsaid purchase. 1468Ibid. II. 331 That I and myn assignez may peasseble rejoie theym. a1500in Arnolde Chron. (1811) 39 That they vse hem full and reioye hem for euer.
Hence † reˈjoying vbl. n. Obs.
c1315Shoreham v. 90 Elyzabet wel þat aspyde, Hou a spylede onder hyre syde, And made hys reioyynge. 1486Bk. St. Albans A v, Ther be ix. inestimable reioyngis in armys. The ix. inestimable reioyngis of armys ben theys. First is a gentilman to be made a knyght in the felde [etc.]. |