† esmayv.

Forms: See also amay v., asmay v.

Etymology: < Old French esmaie-r to trouble = Provençal esmagar , esmaiar , Italian smagare < medieval Latin *exmagāre , < ex- out + -mag- (whence *dismagāre : see dismay v.¹), usually believed to be of Germanic origin; compare Old High German magan to be able: see may v.¹

Obsolete.

transitive and reflexive. = dismay v.¹

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being intimidating > intimidate or bully [verb (transitive)] > dismay

dismay1297

amayc1330

mayc1380

esmay1393

asmayc1420

formayc1470

esbay1480

astonish1535

appal1548

consternate1651

repall1687

aghast1876

1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 281 I am..so distempred and so esmaied.

1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 239 But Jason wolde him nought esmaie.

1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 101 Appollo on this..began to rise abasshid & esmayed of this werke.

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 153/2 But he was gretely esmayed how he myght burye the body.

1485 W. Caxton tr. Thystorye & Lyf Charles the Grete sig. gvij/1 Lordes esmaye you nothyng.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	esmay
释义	† esmayv. Forms: See also amay v., asmay v. Etymology: < Old French esmaie-r to trouble = Provençal esmagar , esmaiar , Italian smagare < medieval Latin exmagāre , < ex-* out + -mag- (whence dismagāre : see dismay v.¹), usually believed to be of Germanic origin; compare Old High German magan* to be able: see may v.¹ Obsolete. transitive and reflexive. = dismay v.¹ ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being intimidating > intimidate or bully [verb (transitive)] > dismay dismay1297 amayc1330 mayc1380 esmay1393 asmayc1420 formayc1470 esbay1480 astonish1535 appal1548 consternate1651 repall1687 aghast1876 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 281 I am..so distempred and so esmaied. 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 239 But Jason wolde him nought esmaie. 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 101 Appollo on this..began to rise abasshid & esmayed of this werke. 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 153/2 But he was gretely esmayed how he myght burye the body. 1485 W. Caxton tr. Thystorye & Lyf Charles the Grete sig. gvij/1 Lordes esmaye you nothyng. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.1393
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