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purfendre (s.xiiex)
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purfendre (s.xiiex)

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porfendre,  pourfendre, 
p.p. purfendi,  purfendu  
  FEW:  findere 3,552a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  pourfendre 10,391c TL: porfendre 7,1504 DEAF:  fendre (porfendre)  DMF:  pourfendre  TLF:  pourfendre  OED:  porfend v.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

to split, cleave, cut through: 
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1335 )  Ferir le vait de tel hair Ke [...] Le healme vait tut purfendant, En la cervele baingna le brand E l’oraille [...] Voler fiht en mi la place  Amis (L) 667
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Desque as denz l’a purfendu  Waldef BB 5407
♦fig.emotionto split, cleave, cut through: 
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Son cuer fendu ton cuer pourfent, La mort de luy toy mortefie  GOWER Mirour 29024

v.refl.

fig.emotionto split (oneself) in two: 
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Li reis Joram, des qu'il cel fait entent, Tant se dolut, pur poi qui ne se purfent Il criet e brait e pluret tendrement  Anc Test (B) 16265

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See also:

fendre1  parfendre  pur2 
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