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contremont (s.xii2/4)

contremont (s.xii2/4)

contramont,  contremount,  contremunt;  cuntremunt;  cuntermunt  
  FEW:  contra 2/ii,1112b Gdf:  contremont 2,276a GdfC:  contremont 9,184b TL: contremont 2,799 DEAF:  contre (contremont)  / mont (contremont)  DMF:  contremont  TLF:  contre-mont  OED:  countermount adv.  MED: DMLBS:

adv.

upwards
( s.xii2/4; MS: c.1200 )  Li sage dient que les musles (=mussels) sunt overtes cuntremunt; si receivent la rusee del ciel  Lapid 108.XXXVIII.3
( 1141; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  E el ciel le verrunt Munter sus cuntremunt  Sibile 328
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  ele vus levera contremont vers la joie du ciel  Ancren2 219.7
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  lez racinez (=of the tree) quelez sount versé contremount, et la summitee ovesque lez branchez en avale  Man lang ANTS 3.24
upstream
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  le ewe fu redde, contre val l’ad porté, e ly bon destrer est contre mount noé  Boeve (B) 1260
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiv1 )  Treytoz les ha gitez [...] En un fluyve [...] Et quant li cheti vodrent resordre contramont, Li deable i corroent, qui repunger les font  Purg S Pat berol (T) 30.447
turner contremont
turner1

a.

uphill
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xivin )  La voye […] Estrait est e cuntermunt  Set Pechez 49

prep.

1pointing up to, towards
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Tant i ad gunfanuns cuntremunt le soleil  FANT OUP 1358
2 upstream of
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Rou torna a Roen, o lui tuit li Normant, Contremont Sainne le pais porveant  Rom de Rou wace i 31.465

See also:

encontremont 
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