avorter (s.xii1)
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avorter (s.xii1)

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

v.n.

1to have a miscarriage, loss of pregnancy: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin )  Quant la femme est enceintee Ne dait puis estre maniee, Kar l’omme n’i poet puis engendrer; Cele de poi pot avoltrer  (ms. avolirer)  154
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1 to miscarry, lose (an unborn child): 
( MS: s.xiii1 )  La femme ki sor li l’avra (=oritis) , Enfant conçoivre ne porra; Ki avant conceu l’avroit, De son enfant avorteroit  191.1098
2to produce, bring forth: 
( c.1200; MS: s.xiiiin )  Quant la conche =oyster a concevement Et donkes tone durement, La conche avorte de sa piere  194.1219

inf._as_s.

1 miscarrying, losing one's unborn child: 
( c.1300?; MS: s.xivm )  E a le fetz avint cest mal [par] avorter, et de çoe si murrunt les femme sovent  18.601

p.p._as_s.

1aborted, premature, still-born 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)  99.LVII.8
( c.1200; MS: s.xiiiin )  (on the question of physical resurrection) Que senz tu des avortez?  92.48
abortif 
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