v. Obs. In 5 eslargys(s)he. [a. OF. eslargiss- lengthened stem of eslargir (mod.F. élargir), f. es-:—L. ex + large: see LARGE.] a. trans. To extend the range or scope of; = ENLARGE 3 b. b. refl. To set (oneself) at large; to free (oneself) from restraint. Cf. ENLARGE 6.
1483. Caxton, G. de la Tour, F iiij b. Ye may eslargysshe yourself to say or do your wylle. Ibid., I ij. God … moueth aym self to pyte and eslargyssheth his misericorde.
