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referir1 (c.1136-37)

referir1 (c.1136-37)

referrir  
  FEW:  ferire 3,466a Gdf:  referer 1 6,714c / referir 1 6,714c GdfC: TL: referir 1  8,553 / referir 2 8,554 DEAF:  ferir (referer)  / ferir (referir)  DMF:  référir  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  referire 2704b

v.trans.

1weaponsto strike back, hit in return
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  ‘Nostre seignur nus avez mort. Alum ferir, nul nel deport.' A tant ferirent vassalment. Cil les refierent (var. (R: s.xiv1) referirent) ensement  GAIMAR1 1888
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1335 )  Amillioun fiert le seneschal, [...] Le seneschal li referri  Amis ANTS 600
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Catigerne [...] Ki mortel plaie lui donat, E Hors si lui referit, L'alme del cors sin departit  Brut Royal 4877
( s.xiii4/4; MS: 1307-15 )  E kant le rey out ceo veu e sentu, il le referri de si grant heir ke il abati e ly e le chival  Reis Engl1 184.5
2weaponsto strike as well, hit in turn
( c.1185; MS: s.xiii1/3 )  li hermites [...] Ad feru l'un d'als quil mena; Parmi le quor le fer passa. Jubar ad l'altre referu, Que mort l'ad a terre estendu  Proth ANTS 7155
3to strike again, hit once more
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  treis cops out feruz; S'il referist le quart a tuz dis fust perduz  Horn 4090
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  Vers le flum Jordan tut dreit se trait, E del mantel seint Helye i feri, E l'eve n'est a cele feiz departi. [...] Idunc referi les eves del mantel: Eles departirent  Anc Test (E) 15348
( MS: c.1300 )  De une lance le (=J.C.) unt feru en ambedeus les lez. Pus si.l referent en amdeus les piez  Judas 145
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  (scourge) si sovent ferirent et referirent en un lieu  Sz Med1 201.20-21

v.intrans.

to strike back, hit in return
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1 )  Angniel, pris pur mettre a mort, Ne refert ne remord  boz Seven Poems 93.18
to hit back, rebound
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  la ou un grant coup est, il refiert e redoune e resortist sor ces ke de prés sunt  Ancren2 127.28
referir a
med.to strike to, hit against
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  (blood issues) A la fiez del cervel, avesques une titillacion de l'uve et del palais, et la face ert vermaille et les veines dedens apparans et grosses, et refiert li sanc a la fiés as narines de nuit et en ist par ileques  A-N Med i 206

v.refl.

to exchange blows
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Haderolfs [...] refri le rei [...]; E Rodmund ferit lui [...]. Des ore sunt amdui al camp [...]. Or se wnt referir, ne sunt esparniet  Horn 4778

p.pr. as a.

equit.baulking, kicking backwards
( MS: s.xiii )  Equitaturus [...] [e]quo insideat neque succussanti [...], neque repedanti (gloss: referaunt) neque antepedanti (gloss: feraunt devaunt) [...] sed bene ambulanti  TLL i 182.63 and ii 91.63

p.p. as a.

bent round, back
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  les gros chefs (=of nails) esteyent neyr [...] e rundz, mes le agu (=sharp end) Esteyt beelung e referu (Latin: acumina oblonga, retorta et quasi repercussa)  S Fran ANTS 5670

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See also:

ferir 
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