depesceure (s.xiii1/4)
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depesceure (s.xiii1/4)

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  FEW:  *pettia 8,335a Gdf:  despeceure 2,623a GdfC: ∅ TL: depecëure 2,1412 DEAF:  piece (depeceüre)  DMF:  dépeçure  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
depesceur,  depsçure;  depeceur,  depeceure,  depessure;  despesceur,  despesceure,  despessure  

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1breaking, fracture: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  lui espirit s’en departira [...] sanz despesceure hors de cestes deus mesons  134.28
♦med.fracture: 
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  naufrez ovec la depesceure del tes  i 137.i
♦med.broken fragment (of bone): 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Jetez envoie la depeceure e ostez la porreture qui est sor le cervel  i 138
♦breaking open: 
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiiex )  Icele poume ad muz de greins ke desus la parure Sunt muscé e sunt vermails a la depessure  1565
2fig.breaking down of sense, explanation: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  nul n’entendit l’escripture Ainz k’il (=J.C.) fesist depesçure  134rb40
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