chaucher (s.xii1)
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chaucher (s.xii1)

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  FEW:  calcare 2/i,62b Gdf:  chauchier 2,93a GdfC: ∅ TL: chauchier 2,321 DEAF:  chaucier  DMF:  chaucher  TLF:  côcher  OED:  cauk v.1  MED:  cauken v.  DMLBS:  calcare 241b
calcer,  calcher;  cauker  

v.a.

1to trample: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  il ad revilé les calchanz mei (Latin: conculcantes me)  97.LVI.3
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  les granz seinz hommes chauche e defule de ses piez  136.5
♦ fig. to trample, crush, defeat completely: 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  Dunc li Reis de glorie, Sire de majesté calçans la mort, prist Sathan e livrat al prince de Emfern  19r
2orn.zool.(of birds) to tread, copulate with: 
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  Gelyne est caukee (M.E. trodyn)  848

v.n.

1to tread: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Sur le serpent e le basilisc calcheras (Latin: calcabis) , tu defalteras le liun e le dragun  169.XC.13
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  F[emme] cauke (M.E. tredith) quant fait glebe  133
2to bathe, be immersed: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Que chalcet (Latin: calcet) li tuens piez en sanc  115.LXVII.24
3to fall (?): 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Pur ceo le firent (=oiled their hands) […] Ke le cop calçast (l. chaist?) plus legerement  157.266
decalcher  meschaucher 
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