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degeter (s.xii1)
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degeter (s.xii1)

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degecter;  dejeter;  desgeter,  desjeter;  degetter,  degiter  
  FEW:  jactare 5,20a Gdf:  degeter 2,472a GdfC: ∅ TL: dejeter 2,1320 DEAF:  jeter (dejeter) J292 DMF:  déjeter  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1to cast out, eject: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  En tei sui dejetez del leu d’engendreure (Latin: In te projectus sum ex vulva)  Camb Ps 33.XXI.10
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  puis les unt de terre par force degetez  FANT OUP 470
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  Et si ascune de lour femmes mesprent devers soun maritz il la poet degecter de soun hostiel  Mandeville 276
2 to cast off, remove: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Derumpums les lur liens, e degetums de nus le juh de els  Oxf Ps ANTS 43.2.3
♦to reject: 
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  (God) ne vus deignerad oir pur ço que vus demandez rei e degetez e lui e mei  Liv Reis1 16
3to throw down: 
( MS: 1120-40 )  Chi dunt li vit sun grant dol demener, Sum piz debatre e sun cors dejeter  S Alexis1 427
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  [...] l’espee qu’il dejetat  GAIMAR1 6041
♦to abase, humble: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  La flor de la virge vergete (= J.C.) Vils escopirs vilment degiete  Ross ANTS 792
4to destroy: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  E. l’ovre abatid Que li reis [Inne] aveit bastid; A Tantune aveit fait ovrer, Ele fist l’ovre degeter  GAIMAR1 1692
♦to tear apart, break up: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Tu te passez com la nuete Quant bise la ront e desjete  Ross ANTS 3362
5to fling about: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Qui oist le felon crier Et le veist escaucherrer, Denz reguinier, braz degeter  Rom de Rou wace ii 327.587
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin )  Cum il dejeta mains et piez, Sunt sis cumpainun esveilez  ADGAR3 84.47
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiv2/4 )  Quant femme regner veolt Par semblent plure e deolt Et degette les braz  Respit 24
♦to scatter: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  ensement cume puldre, lequel degetet (Latin: projicit) li venz  Camb Ps 1.I.5
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiiim )  Encontre adversité devez aver hardiesse de curage, ke vus ne seez dejetee (var. degetté)  Mirour Egl 42.21
( c.1270; MS: s.xivin )  sa bele face [...] Si degetté estoit com fundriz est de cire  Plaintes Vge 128.52
degeter arere sun (etc.) dos
dos

v.intrans.

to figet: 
( 1430; MS: s.xv2/4 )  Ne devez pas trop degetter, Ne de bouche trop eschiver (l. eschiner)  Courtoisie 441.155

p.p. as s.

♦rejected, banished (person): 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Li Sire [...] rassemblerad les dejetez (Latin: ejectos) d’Israhel  Camb Ps 258.CXLVI.2

See also:

degetement  geter 
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