sévère, adj.
1. (cruel, dur, rigoureux) cwicsūslen ♦ dēoplic ♦ dēor/dīor/dȳr ♦ enge/ange/ænge/onge (ja/jō), got. aggwus (u), v.n. øngr, v.h.a. engi (i), v.s. engi ♦ geornful/gearnful ♦ getenge, v.h.a. gizengi {ja/jō} ♦ grim(m)/grym > a.m. grim, v.n. grimmr, v.h.a. grimm (ja/jō) > all.m. grimm, v.s. grim, v.fr. grim ♦ hatol/hetol/hetel, v.h.a. hazzal ♦ h(e)ard (a/ō) > a.m. hard, got. hardus (u), v.n. harðr (a/ō), v.h.a. hart(i) (ja/jō) > all.m. hart, v.s. hard, v.fr. herd ♦ hefeful ♦ hefelic ♦ hetelic, v.h.a. hazlīh, v.s. hetilīk ♦ (h)rēþe/rǣþe/rēde (ja/jō) ♦ rēþemōd ♦ sārlic, v.h.a. sērlīh ♦ sc(e)arp/scærp > a.m. sharp, v.n. skarpr, v.h.a. sarph/scarp/scarf > all.m. scharf, v.s. skarp, v.fr. skerp ♦ scirpen/scripen ♦ smeart > a.m. smart ♦ stearcferhþ ♦ stīþ, v.fr. stīth ♦ stīþlic ♦ strang/strong > a.m. strong, v.n. strangr, v.h.a. strengi (ja/jō) > all.m. streng, v.s. strang, v.fr. strang ♦ stranglic, v.h.a. stranglīh ♦ strenge ♦ styrne/stirne > a.m. stern ♦ styrnlic/sti(e)rnlic ♦ teart > a.m. tart ♦ teartlic ♦ þearl ♦ þearlwīs(lic) ♦ unblīþe (i), v.h.a. unblīdi (ja/jō) ♦ unglædlic ♦ unrōt ♦ wītelic/wītiglic. (JUGEMENT) nearu/nearo (wa/wō) > a.m. narrow, v.s. naru. (PROPOS, PAROLES) stīþ ← ♦ stīþlic. propos/paroles sévères heardcwide (m. i). (MALADIE, FROID, etc.) unlīþe. (MALADIE, PUNITION) teart ←. (REGARD) andwliteful. au regard sévère andwliteful.
2. (strict, austère, rigoureux) forheard ♦ stīþ ←. (DISCIPLINE) stræc/strec ♦ stræclic/streclic ♦ swīþlic. (DISCIPLINE, VIE, etc.) st(e)arc/streac > a.m. stark, got. starks, v.n. sterkr, v.h.a. starc/starah > all.m. stark. (TRAITEMENT MÉDICAL) āfor, got. abrs, v.n. æfr. peu sèvère (LOI) līþe (ja/jō) > a.m. lithe, v.n. linr, v.h.a. linde (ja/jō) > all.m. gelind, v.s. liđi.
3. (austère, non luxueux) stīþlic.
4. (PERSONNE) tǣlende ♦ þearlmōd. (DIEU) stīþferhþ/stīþfrihþ ♦ stīþmōd.
peu sévère (indulgent) forgiefen ♦ friþlic ♦ ē(a)þe, v.n. auð-, v.h.a. ōdi {ja/jō}, v.s. ōđi ♦ līþe ← ♦ rōw (wa/wō), v.h.a. ruowa. être peu sévère līþigian/līþegian (Vf2).
5. (imposant, impressionnant) dēop/dīop > a.m. deep, got. diups, v.n. djúpr, v.h.a. tiuf > all.m. tief, v.s. diop/diap, v.fr. diop/diap.