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desbarater (c.1136-37)

The form desbarreter is a cross reference to the following entry:

desbarater (c.1136-37)

desbareter;  desbarreter;  debarater,  debareter,  debaretter  
  FEW:  prattein 9,331b Gdf:  desbareter 2,543b GdfC: TL: desbarater 2,1478 DEAF:  barater (desbarater)  DMF:  débarater  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

v.trans.

1mil.to rout, defeat, discomfit
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Sei cinquantime cumpaignun Fuit  (ms. Fud) cum hom desbareted  GAIMAR1 1091
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Icest corner fud signe [...] que li Philistien fussant [sic] desbaretez  Liv Reis1 23
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Grant eire vont vers la cité Com cil qu’erent desbareté  Waldef BB 5244
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiiex )  Par vos conseil[s] tut premer Vers Osserie voil aler Mes enemis debarater  Dermot2 535
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Baudwin en fu desbaraté, Ke le champ gwerpi a grant meschef  Mir N-D 233.42
2to destroy
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  le el (=the rest of the sheep and cattle) ocistrent e desbareterent  Liv Reis1 29
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