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desfigurer (1121-35)
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desfigurer (1121-35)

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defigurer,  deffigurer;  diffigurer,  disfigurer  (dezfigurer  Rom de Rou wace i 80.1936)  
  FEW:  figura 3,512b Gdf:  desfigurer 2,587a GdfC:  desfigurer 9,335c TL: desfigurer 2,1589 DEAF:  figure (desfigurer) F429 DMF:  défigurer  TLF:  défigurer  OED:  disfigure v.  MED:  disfiguren v.  DMLBS:  diffigurare 659a

v.trans.

1to disfigure: 
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Li homicide e li parjure [...] Deus les cuntrait e defigure  S Aub 238rubr
( 1403-04 )  si ascun maheyme ou disfigure ascun [...]  Rot Parl1 iii 542
2to harm, wound: 
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiiex )  (Sarasins) La barnage de la citee ont ledement diffigurés  Dest Rome1 1156
3to alter, disguise: 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  desfigurot ses chieres [...] en diverses manieres: Ors soi fist porc et ors dragon  Dial Greg SATF 8489

v.refl.

to disguise oneself: 
( MS: s.xiiim )  Car le diable sei desfigura jadis En la semblance d’un angle  Vitas 2883

p.p. as a.

1disfigured: 
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 )  Jo sui ci un povre dolent [...] Ki tort sui e desfigurez  S Edw paris ANTS 1933
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  ly enemys d'enfern [...] engendroient diverse gentz monstres et gent deffigurez  Mandeville 379
2harmed, wounded: 
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  (a dragon) Cum mort se girat Lait e desfigurét Cum se il fust tuéd  Best ants 497
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Sun vis ot tut ensanglanté, Trop iert leid e defiguré  Waldef BB 6930
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  et ly (=J.C.) vy si diffigurez et sanglent  Passion BVM2 101.13
desfiguré de belté
ugly, deprived of beauty: 
( c.1141; MS: s.xiii4/4 ) D'Aquilun gent vendrunt — Lai e desfiguré De trestute beauté  Sibile 959-60
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