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conturber (s.xii1)

conturber (s.xii1)

contorber;  cunturber  
  FEW:  conturbare 2/ii,1125b Gdf:  contorber 2,266b GdfC: TL: contorber 2,776 DEAF:  contorber  DMF:  conturber  / contourber  TLF: OED:  conturb v.  MED:  contourbed ppl.  DMLBS:  conturbare 477a

v.trans.

1to shake, rock
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  cunturbé sunt li mont en la fortece de lui  Oxf Ps ANTS 69.45.3
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  el tuen esturbeillun conturbe (Latin: conturba) els  Camb Ps 153.LXXXII.15
2emotionto disturb, upset, throw into confusion
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  En mei trespasserent les tues ires, e li tuen espowentement conturbent mei  Oxf Ps ANTS 9587.17
to upset, pervert
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Sainte Iglise het ki mellant Li vait ses filz e contorbant  Salemon 5970
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiiim )  legat qui lui (=the Pope) sont environ Poent entre els moveir dissension, E conturber une bien grant raison  Rom rom 36
3to confound, bewilder
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  fuildres multipliat et conturbat eals (Latin: conturbavit eos)  Camb Ps 24.XVII.14

p.p. as a.

1 emotion troubled, upset, thrown into confusion
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Desturnas ta face de mei, e je sui fait conturbé  Oxf Ps ANTS 58.29.9
2 crooked, twisted
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  saine mei, Sire, quar li mien os sunt conturbet  Oxf Ps ANTS 44.6.2

See also:

turber1 
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