1to remove, take off (a piece of clothing):
(
c.1170;
MS: s.xiiiex
)
Unc pur çoe sun mantel n’en fud
desafublant
2619
2lawto divest (of):
(
1305
)
ore le
desafeblez en droit du droit des services
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
Ed II iii 172
4lawto invalidate:
(
1311
)
s’il aliene, cele alienacion serroit
desafeblee
Ed II ix 53
1lawto escape:
(
c.1300
)
vus me enpledez et en pledant je ne puys
desafubler, eyns suy atteynt
125
1costumeto divest oneself (of clothes):
(
s.xii2;
MS: s.xii3/3
)
De ses guarnemenz se desvesti e
desafublad
36
(
s.xiiex;
MS: s.xiii3/3?
)
Vergunie a Charle, si a Francs esgardez,
Al curuz k'a s'i est desafublez.
Dit a Galdin: 'Mes armes m'aportez'
1338
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
20-21 Ed I 303
(
1310-11
)
jugement si par tant se puisse de ceste contribucion
desafubler
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
i 76
1costumecloakless:
(
1150-70;
MS: 1225-1300
)
De sa mort ert si adolee La rue vait
desafublee
3071
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
124
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