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desancrer (c.1185)
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The form desaancrer is a cross reference to the following entry:

desancrer (c.1185)

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desaancrer  
  FEW:  ancora 24,543b Gdf:  desancrer 2,534b GdfC:  desancrer 9,312a TL: desancrer 2,1462 DEAF:  ancre (desancrer)  DMF:  désancrer  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

ship.to raise the anchor (of a ship): 
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3 )  Li notiner alent lur treff e desancrent cele nef  Fol Trist ANTS 72

v.intrans.

ship.to weigh anchor: 
( c.1185 )  Desancrerent, si s’en vont  Proth ANTS 736
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Mult bon tens e bon oré ont E il desancrent erraument  Waldef BB 4181

v.refl.

ship.to weigh anchor: 
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  Mult tost se sunt des[a]ancré E enz el port se sunt lancé  S Edm Life ANTS 2111

p.p. as a.

unanchored: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Ront la nief ki est desancree  Ross ANTS 2782
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