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1 ridere v. riddare
2 ridere [CL] 1 to smile, to laugh; b (w. abl. indicating source of amusement). c (w. ref. to the effect of tickling). 797 voces legentium audire in domibus tuis, non ~entium turbam in plateis Alcuin Ep. 124; ~ebat, comedebat, loquebatur una, flebat, esuriebat, tacebat altera W. Malm. GR II 207; nutrix ‥ intuens vultum pueri letitia perfusum ait, ‘‥ quid sic provocat te ad ~endum?’ (Brendanus 3) VSH I 99; ~ens versus socium, “ecce” inquit “quot Gallos hodie solus occidi” Ailr. Stand. f. 198; queritur quare corde sapimus, jecore amamus, splene ~emus, felle irascimur Quaest. Salern. B 177.  b queritur quare magis ~emus verbis stultorum quam sapientium Quaest. Salern. B 169.  c et alie [vene] sub asellis que dicuntur titillares que faciunt hominem mori ~endo Ric. Med. Anat. 228. 2 to smile as a sign of goodwill or favour. si quando mundus in aliquo sui generis favore vobis ~et, nolite illi arridere Anselm (Ep. 2) III 101; ~ente fortuna V. Chris. Marky. 55. 3 to rejoice. b (transf. or fig., of thing) to have a bright or cheerful aspect. c to be in a satisfactory condition. ~ent, hlihcaþ GlP 212; nimis inde gaudent et ~ent, et videtur esse mirabile magnum inter ipsos Mens. & Disc. (Anon. IV) 80.  b una dies ridet, casus cras altera planget Alcuin Carm. 9. 13; ridet aula Jovialis, / ether expolitur P. Blois Carm. 1. 2. 21; tales yrundines [sc. palpones] in bruma dormiunt / cum ridet Jupiter, sompnos excuciunt Walt. Wimb. Palpo 110.  c dives cujus bursa ridet / semper pulcre loquitur Walt. Wimb. Van. 30. 4 (trans.) to delight over. regnum purgatum ‥ / amodo ridebo Gower CT III 6. 5 to mock, make fun of, deride, scorn (also absol.); b (w. ad & acc.). ne cum perficere nequiverit a praetereuntibus ~eatur Bede Luke 503B; laeta ridet gladios ferro robustior Agnes Id. HE IV 18 p. 248; credimus hanc ‥ beluinos impetus ~ere et tigrides ‥ mitigare potuisse Gosc. Edith (II) 67; stat fera gens, gens prorsus agens homini peregrina, / stat secus et ridet quos ea [tormenta] ferre videt L. Durh. Dial. II 274; 1166 ridet hec prudentia carnis, sed profecto Deus non irridetur J. Sal. Ep. 195 (189); et nunc subsannas, nunc rides Neckam DS V 7 p. 440.  b pectus grande feri sibi risit ad ista Cumini L. Durh. Dial. III 233.

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