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deguter (s.xii1/3)
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deguter (s.xii1/3)

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degoter,  degouster,  degouter,  degutter;  desguster, 
(p.p. degwtuz)  
  FEW:  gutta 4,348a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  degoter 9,291c TL: degoter 2,1306 DEAF:  gote (degoter) G1055 DMF:  dégoutter  TLF:  dégoutter  OED:  degout v.  MED:  degouten v.  DMLBS:  deguttare 596c

v.trans.

1to pour drop by drop: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Degoute l’en oile musceline tieve e basme  A-N Med i 190
( MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Une femme [...] Ke norisse .i. masle enfaunt, Treis goutes de let i degot  Pop Med 191.1341
2to pour onto (someone): 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii1 )  Debles el fu les uns turnerent De peiz les autres degutterent  Purg S Pat first anon 774
3to discharge, pour out (liquid): 
( MS: 1419 )  qe pessoners ne degoutent lour ewe en les rewes  Lib Alb 690
4to stain: 
( 1430; MS: s.xv2/4 )  Cil est tenu por enfant Ke ces dras degoute en mangant  Courtoisie 437.16

v.intrans.

1to drip, trickle, pour (down, out): 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Si hom la (=a stone) tient en sa main destre [...] Encuntre le rai del soleil, Rais eisir en purrat v[e]eir Si que fu en degutera  Lapid 234.908
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiiim )  les gutes de sanc deguterent (var. decorurent) de sa benoyte face trekes en la tere  Mirour Egl 72.11
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  (the celebrant at Mass) garder covient Ke del caliz k’en sa mein tient Rien ne chesce [en] degutant  Lum Lais ANTS 9577
( MS: s.xiiiex )  si la metez al feu rostir e k’ele soit rosté tant come riens en voult degoter  Pop Med 290
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  disoient qe quant la vigne trenché degoute, qe ele plourt pur le braunche  TREVET Cron1 167.6
♦(of a wall) to sweat, ooze: 
( c.1192; MS: c.1275 )  S[i] nuls venim vient la entur, Sempres li mur funt tel suiur Ke ci comencent a deguter  Pr Jean3 134.Y689
2to melt: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Degutad (Latin: Distillavit) la meie aneme pur tristece  Camb Ps 220.CXVIII.28
3fig.to fall (into): 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  quant la pance est trop emplie Mult tost degute en leccherie  Mirur3 4543

p.pr. as a.

dripping, pouring down: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Et come le enroure vient de fleume degotante [...]  A-N Med i 199
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  E geele e pluwe deguttaunt Fount le chemin trop lidaunt (M.E. szlidinde)  BIBB ROTH (G) 578
( s.xvin; MS: s.xv1 )  Gelé e pluuie degetaunt (l. degutaunt) Fount la chemyn trop ledaunt (M.E. Forst e reyn doun fallynge)  Fem2 46.3

p.p. as a.

melted, running: 
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  eliquatam: (L) degwtuz  TLL ii 80
deguté de
splashed with, sprinkled with: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Dionises sunt neires tutes E degutees de ruges gutes  Lapid 67.923
( MS: s.xiii1 )  (Chrysoprasus) De gutes d’or est degutez  Lapid 168.351

sbst. inf.

dripping, leakage: 
( MS: c.1310 )  par encheson de cele deguter il covent redrescer (=the roof) chescun an  Nov Narr 203

See also:

degute  degutement  guter1 
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