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desafubler (1150-70)
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desafubler (1150-70)

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desaflublier;  desafebler,  desafiblier,  desafoeblir;  desaffubler,  desaffublier;  disafebler  (desasublier (l. desafublier),  desoblir  Casus Plac 49)  
  FEW:  *affibulare 24,250a Gdf:  desafubler 2,530b GdfC:  desafubler 9,311a TL: desafubler 2,1457 DEAF:  afubler (desafubler)  DMF:  desaffubler  TLF:  désaffubler  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1to remove, take off (a piece of clothing): 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Unc pur çoe sun mantel n’en fud desafublant  Horn 2619
2lawto divest (of): 
( 1305 )  ore le desafeblez en droit du droit des services  YBB 33-35 Ed I 79
3lawto escape from: 
( 1310 )  il ne deit pas estre r[ece]u a dire qe jeo ne tynk pas de ly, ne par taunt desafebler l’aquitaunce encountre soun fet demene  YBB Ed II iii 172
4lawto invalidate: 
( 1311 )  s’il aliene, cele alienacion serroit desafeblee  YBB Ed II ix 53

v.intrans.

lawto escape: 
( c.1300 )  vus me enpledez et en pledant je ne puys desafubler, eyns suy atteynt  Bracton Gloss 125

v.refl.

1costumeto divest oneself (of clothes): 
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  De ses guarnemenz se desvesti e desafublad  Liv Reis1 36
2lawto divest, dispossess oneself (of): 
( 1303 )  s’il se voile disafebler del executorcie  YBB 30-31 Ed I 393
( 1311 ) […] a sey desasublier (l. desafublier) dil aquitance  YBB Ed II x 282.n12
3lawto extricate, disengage oneself (from): 
( 1292 )  Si un home seyt vouché a garant e aprés ceo ke yl vouche alyene les tenements, pur ceo ne put yl mye sey desafiblier de le garrantye  YBB 20-21 Ed I 303
( 1310-11 )  jugement si par tant se puisse de ceste contribucion desafubler  YBB Ed II vi 145
4lawto clear oneself (of): 
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  il vendrount en court, et ne se porount desafoeblir de teus personels torz fetz sur nous  BRITT i 76

p.p. as a.

1costumecloakless: 
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  De sa mort ert si adolee La rue vait desafublee  Trist thomas2 3071
2costumenot dressed: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  Nul hom ne les veie desaffubliez ne teste descoverte  Ancren1 312.35
3bare-headed: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  N’ad nul si riche n’ad la dame encliné A genouz a la terre tut desaffublé  Rom Chev ANTS 124
se desafubler que [...] ne
lawto avoid, evade: 
( 1294 )  pus ad yl aliené le tenement pur ly desaflublyer ke yl ne feyt la value  YBB 21-22 Ed I 535

See also:

desfubler 
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