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(
s.xii1; MS: 1155-60
)
li fil estrange decurrunt (Latin: defluent) et serunt cuntrait (var. (B: s.xii4/4) contrait)(Latin: contrahentur) en lur anguisses (Latin: in angustiis suis)Camb Ps 27.XVII.46
2to disfigure, deform:
(
c.1235; MS: c.1235
)
Deus les cuntrait e defigure
S Aub 238rubr
v.intrans.
to contract:
(
s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii1
)
cels ki contraient des mains, et cels ki de nuit se combatent
Lapid 289
(
MS: s.xiii1
)
Kar ki sor lui la (=paederos) portera, Ja de ses nerfs ne contrara(=will not get cramp)Lapid 199.1372
p.p. as a.
1contracted:
(
c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4
)
E puis contrait, puis estendu, se move li malade
A-N Med i 85
2disabled, paralysed, unable to walk because of deformity, injury or illness:
(
c.1184; MS: s.xiiiex
)
La fait les cuntrez redrescer, Les surdz oir, les muz parler E ciuz veanz
S Thombeneit1 1966
(
c.1235; MS: c.1235
)
du cors contrait, defiguré
S Aub 1773
(
c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4
)
Aprés le vou ke pur ly fu fet Le braz adresça ke fu contretS FranANTS 8333
p.p. as s.
one who is disabled, paralysed, unable to walk because of deformity, injury or illness:
(
MS: 1120-40
)
Surz ne avogles, ne contraiz ne leprus [...] Nuls n'en i at ki n'alget malendus
S Alexis1 551
(
c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex
)
Tuit li cuntrait(var. (R: s.xiv1) clochant) ki la veneient E cius e surz seins [i] esteient
GAIMAR1 4067
(
s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim
)
Pur lui ad Deus garri contreitS Gile1 146
(
s.xivin; MS: 1382
)
Homme malade gist en liter (M.E. Sikeman lith in hors-bere) Et un coueret (l. contret) in bruter (M.E. And the crepul in the wilbarewe)Nominale 217
(
1356-57; MS: s.xivex
)
seint Pierre par la grace de Dieu fist le contree aler et issir del temple
Mandeville 205
contraire2 (s.xii1)