contregarder (s.xiii2/4)
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contregarder (s.xiii2/4)

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[ FEW: 17,522b *wardôn; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 9,183c contregarder; TL: 2,796 contregarder; DEAF: G185 garder (contregarder); DMF:  contregarder; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
countregarder,  cuntregarder  

v.a.

1to preserve, protect: 
( s.xiiim?; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  por contregarder le malade de greignor maladie  ii 29
♦to prevent: 
( MS: s.xiiiex )  s’il est custumer eschek prendre, si le contregardez a voler avant le solail levant  87C

v.n.

1to be on one’s guard, be safe: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Dont por contregarder si mete l’en sené […]  i 171

v.refl.

1(+ de, que, dendreit) to be on one’s guard against: 
( 1266-1300; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Mais voirs est ke uns sages hons od vertus et volentei soi puet contregarder dendroit la nature et les vertus des estoiles  307
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  Dont celui qe veot desporter la joye de pardurable vie se contregard […] q’i poynt ne travaille en ceste vie  142
contregarder de, que
1to be on one’s guard against: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  […] por contregarder de chaoir en fievre continue  i 164
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  Vos avez la char (M.E. fleyx) e le char (M.E. wayn) , Mes cuntregardom de eschar (M.E. scorn)  170
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