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avorter (s.xii1)
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The form avortad is a cross reference to the following entry:

avorter (s.xii1)

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  FEW:  abortare 24,45a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  avorter 8,261a TL: avorter 1,778 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  avorter  TLF:  avorter  OED:  abort v.  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  abortire 7a

v.intrans.

med.to have a miscarriage: 
( MS: s.xiii1 )  La femme ki sor li l’avra (=oritis) , Enfant conçoivre ne porra; Ki avant conceu l’avroit, De son enfant avorteroit  Lapid 191.1098

p.p. as s.

med.aborted child: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  sicume l’avortad (var. (B: s.xii4/4) avorted) de la femme, ki ni vit unches soleil (Latin: quasi abortivum mulieris quod non vidit solem)  Camb Ps 99.LVII.8
( c.1200; MS: s.xiiiin )  (on the question of physical resurrection) Que senz tu des avortez?  Eluc 92.48
avorter de
med.to produce, give birth to: 
( c.1200; MS: s.xiiiin )  Quant la conche a concevement Et donkes tone durement, La conche avorte de sa piere  Eluc 194.1219

See also:

abortif  avoltrer2 
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