chaponer (s.xiii1)
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chaponer (s.xiii1)

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[ FEW: 2/i,267a capo; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 9,45a chaponner; TL:  chaponer; DEAF:  chapon; DMF:  chaponner; TLF:  chaponner; OED:  capon v.; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
chapuner;  kapouner  

v.a.

1to capon, castrate, render sterile: 
( MS: s.xiii1 )  Quant li chapouns est chapunez Et il ad ses treis anz passez  160.107
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  E li chapun mustrent par sei Les seinz de la nuvele lei Ki bien esteient chapunez Quant se tindrent en chastetez  159vb3
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Si vous volez [avoir] tercel ou faucoun madle [...] si le kapounez cum un kokerel  52

p.p._as_a.

1castrated: 
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 )  les cols d’owe et de geline plus vallent, et les oisias chaponez miés vallent que les autres  118.1719
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