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tresporter (s.xii1)
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tresporter (s.xii1)

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  FEW:  portare 9,217b Gdf:  tresporter 8,59c GdfC: ∅ TL: tresporter 10,624 DEAF:  porter (tresporter)  DMF:  tresporter  TLF: ∅ OED:  transport v.  MED:  transporten v.  DMLBS:  transportare 3486b

v.trans.

1to carry, take from one place to another: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Il tresporta austre (=south wind) del ciel, e mena en sa vertud affricum  Oxf Ps ANTS 88.77.30
( s.xiim )  serunt tresporté li munt elquel en cuer de la mer (Latin: Transferentur montes in cor maris)  Arun Ps 45
♦theol.to transport, carry: 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  li beneurés Enoch fud tresportez de terre par la sue (=God’s) parole  Evang Nic Prose2 16v
♦to carry away: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Crollant seient tresporté (Latin: nutantes transferantur) li fil de lui e mendient  Oxf Ps ANTS 110.108.9
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Un vassal de Grenstemaisnil Fu mult le jor en grant peril, Ker son cheval le tresporta, Por poi que il nel trebucha A un boissun qu’il tressailli  Rom de Rou wace i 199.8439
2to transfer, move: 
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  Et Joseph, voiaunt que soun pere out mys sa main destre sur le chief de Effraym, il le prist a grief, et il se afforcea de lever la main prise de soun pere de le chief Effraym et tresporter sur le chief Manassen  Genesis ANB 311.xlviii.17

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See also:

transporter  porter2 
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