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contretenir (1121-25)

contretenir (1121-25)

cuntretenir  
  FEW:  tenere 13/i,215a Gdf:  contretenir 2,280c GdfC: TL: contretenir 2,807 DEAF:  tenir 1 (contretenir)  DMF:  contretenir  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  contratenere 474c

v.trans.

1to oppose, resist
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  Altre beste veient venir Qui bien le deit cuntretenir  S Brend mup 928
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiiiin )  (the Bretons assemble their fleet) Pur lur terre recovrir revindrent, Mais li Engleis la lor cuntretindrent Sis chacierent par force e par poeir Desqu'en Guales  Merlin Proph helias 27.16
2to hold back, prevent from moving
( 1163-70; MS: s.xiii2 )  sa main met al bastun, Si l’asaie de traire a sei Mais la merite del saint rei A le bastun cuntretenu  S Edw barking 5866

v.refl.

to oppose, offer resistance
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  E encor la u assis sunt E u il nul succurs n'atendent, Se contretienent e defendent  Brut WACE 4662
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