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attamer (s.xiii1)

attamer (s.xiii1)

atamer  
  FEW:  intaminare 4,732a Gdf:  atamer 1,464b GdfC: TL: atamer 1,622 DEAF:  entamer (atamer)  DMF:  atamer  TLF: OED:  attame v.  MED:  attamen v.  DMLBS:  attaminare 152a

v.trans.

1 to damage, break
( s.xiii1; MS: c.1365 ) Il i ad .iij. maners de lignum aloes. Le primer [...]. Vous nel poez pas atamer de voz denz et quant vous la machez, la fleirur an mounte au cervel  Pharmacopoeia 8.60
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex ) Escu au col pendu del os d'un olifan, Ne.l purra entamer (var. (O: s.xiiim) atamer ) ne paien n'aleman  Horn 1417 (var.)
2 to cut open
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm ) et tant tost come le corps estoit attamé, le saunc raia en grant habundance  TREVET Cron1 237.7
to broach, open
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm ) un sake ay tot pleyn, qe unqes ne fust attamee (var. (B: c.1330) entamee )  BOZ Cont 134
3 to enter upon, begin
( 1275 ) Purveu est ensement [...] qe justices al baunk le rey [...] parpleydent les plez aterminez (var. atamez ) a un jour  Stats i 38 (var.)
( 1390 ) [...] qu'ils ne passent a nulle autre matire tanque respounse soit doné a la matire premierement attamee  Const Docs 68
law to begin process upon, pursue an action
( 1312 ) Cest parolle ne fut unques attamé devant ly  YBB Ed II xii 152
( 1363-65 ) a chescun foitz qe tielx maneres querelles serrount demesneez ou attamez devaunt luy  Lib Alb 367
4 to explain
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 ) voloms attamer en partie par queles acciouns et par queus brefs [...]  BRITT ii 63

See also:

attamable  entamer  tamer2 
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