Middle English Dictionary Entry

ēsen v.
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Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
To provide comforts or a comfortable living; to make comfortable; esen the bodi, seek pleasure.
2.
(a) To accommodate or entertain (someone) as a guest, to treat hospitably; to provide lodging; (b) to shelter or stable (an animal); (c) to make oneself comfortable; to rest, to refresh oneself;--refl. or intr.
3.
To free (someone) from anxiety, care or trouble; to relieve, comfort, reassure; to please; esen the herte.
4.
(a) To relieve of oppression, danger, a burden, an encumbrance, or an obligation; (b) to help, assist, or benefit (someone) financially or otherwise; (c) to 'relieve' (someone of help), to deprive.
5.
(a) To alleviate, mitigate, or soothe (pain, suffering, a disease, a morbid condition); (b) to relieve the bowels;--refl.
6.
To make easier, to facilitate (an action).