descomforter (s.xii1)
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descomforter (s.xii1)

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  FEW:  confortare 2/ii,1044b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  desconforter 9,324c TL: desconforter 2,1521 DEAF:  conforter (desconforter)  DMF:  déconforter  TLF:  déconforter  OED:  discomfort v.  MED:  discomforten v.  DMLBS:  disconfortare 680b
deconforter;  desconforter,  descunforter;  diconforter,  discunforter  

v.a.

1emotionto sadden, grieve: 
( MS: 1120-40 )  [...] icele chose Qu'il unt oit (=about the impending destruction of Rome), ki mult les desconfortet  304
( s.xiiex; MS: c.1335 )  'Dame, certes, jeo vus dirray (=that he has killed her sons), Mes vous desconforteray'  1111
2to destroy, make desolate: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Kar il mangierent Jacob, e le liu de lui desconforterent  90.78.7
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Kar il ma[n]jerent Jacob, e sa bealted descunforterent (Latin: desolaverunt)  145.LXXVIII.7

v.n.

1emotionto lament, express grief: 
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  Kaherdin veit Tristran plurer, Ot le pleindre, deconforter  2435
2to be destroyed: 
( MS: s.xiii )  desolor: diconforter  173

v.refl.

1emotionto be upset, saddened: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Li reis, quis veit, s'en desconforte  ii 82.5262
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  De tant com plus me descomforte, Tant troes je mainz qui me comforte  3321
( 1385-96; MS: c.1400 )  je vus requier que vous vous ne desconfortez mye de ce que faulx gens vous ont fait a entendre  409

p.p._as_a.

1emotionupset, saddened, disconsolate: 
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 )  Mult fud de ço descomfortee L’ost Dampnedou, mais comfortee Refud de la grant baronie Qui iert arivee en Sulie  3813
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  dolenz en serroi[e] e trop descunfortez  384
( 1265; MS: s.xiiiex )  pes est acraventé e amur refreidie, La terre est desconforté e de plur enmoistie  153.30
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2 )  il frunt la bordelere ester Nue e discunfortee a trestuz apparer  3273
( 1323-25 )  qe vous ne soiez de rien desconfortez  76
( 1328 )  moult sui descomforté de vos mandementz a moy mandez  331

p.p._as_s.

1emotionupset, saddened, disconsolate person: 
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiiex )  li desconfortez ky esgarde ceste pere se conforte [...] et ublye sun contraire  127
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