descomfiture (1155)
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descomfiture (1155)

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[ FEW: 2/ii,1032b conficere; Gdf: 2,553c desconfiture; GdfC: 9,324a desconfiture; TL: 2,1520 desconfiture; DEAF:  confire 2 (desconfiture); DMF:  déconfiture; TLF:  déconfiture; OED:  discomfiture n.; MED:  discomfiture n.; DMLBS: 680a disconfitura ]
descomfetour,  descomfeture,  desconfaiture,  desconfeiture,  desconfiture,  descumfiture,  descunfiture;  discomfiture,  disconfiture,  discumfiture,  discunfiture,  descounfeture  150  

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1mil.defeat: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  En la pierre out une escriture [...] Ki [...] conte la discunfiture, Que Marius Rodric ocist  5180
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Aprés qu’il at fait la desconfaiture, Li dux Joab s’esleece  (B) 11029
( c.1318-19 )  le queil fust pris al descomfiture de Strevelyng  140
( c.1335; MS: s.xivm )  en cele descomfetour furent occis sire G. de C., [...]  88
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  pur quel descomfeture et victorie le dit roy d’Espaigne delivera le dit chivaler  116.10
♦mil.scene of defeat: 
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  le dit prince se herbergea [...] en un bois sur une petite ryvere pres la descomfiture  37.15
2discomfiture: 
( c.1215; MS: 1330-40 )  Grant y out desconfiture De tote manere de gent  348
( 1399; MS: s.xv1 )  une journee [...] fait sur Macmurgh [...] a la discomfiture des enemys  346
faire descomfiture de
1to wreak havoc on: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  A. […] jure Qu’i[l] des Indiens frad grant desconfiture  4074
mettre, turner a descomfiture
1mil.to defeat: 
( c.1185 )  Si li ad conté […] cum par grant mesaventure Sunt turné a desconfeiture  7266
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Ja sunt mis a desconfiture  2171
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  les mystrent a descomfeture  38.24
confiture#2  sconfiture 
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