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desaker (1171-74)
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desaker (1171-74)

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desachier;  dessaker  
  FEW:  saccus 9,28a Gdf:  desachier 2,530a GdfC: ∅ TL: desachier 2,1452 DEAF:  desachier  DMF:  desachier  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1to tear to pieces: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  (The devil) Sun cors desaka cheytyvement  S Fran ANTS 8256
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  les autres touz a lui assaillent e le desakent  BOZ Cont 93
( c.1305; MS: c.1330 )  Tut le (=fowl) desakent, estaunchent lor feym  BOZ Char 271
♦to tear out: 
( 1291-92 )  e desaka ses cheveus  Sel Bills Eyre 30
2to drag away, carry off: 
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Maistre E. le tint, que qu’il (=the saint’s enemies) l’unt desachié  Becket1 5571
( c.1200; MS: s.xivin )  (the flood) Loinz de cel liu les (=the saint and her book) desaka, En une krenke les jeta  S Osith 289

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saker1 
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