descrire (1113-19)

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descrire (1113-19)

[ FEW: 11,334b scribere; Gdf: 2,571b descrire; GdfC: 11,328b descrire; TL: 2,1547 descrire; DEAF: ; DMF:  décrire; TLF:  décrire; OED:  describe v.; MED:  describen v. / descriven v.; DMLBS: 627a describere ]
descriver,  descrivere,  descrivre;  discrire;  descrier,  decrever,  detcrire  

v.a.

1to describe
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  [...] Si cum jo ai cuntet, Descrit e demustré  1166
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Tu sies le mond descrire  489
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Ne purroi pas ben descrire La grant dolur [...]  63.71
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  L’em put bien saver ke Deus est, mes descrivre quel il est, Ceo seit nul en ceste vie  744
( MS: c.1325 )  Cum aprés etcrit (l. eçcrit) truverés Cumment humme detcrira (l. deçcrira) Si de mort etchapera (l. eçchapera)  88.11
( MS: s.xivm )  J. [...] descriva [...] l’arche de cel enversee el cenacle de Syon  3va
to give an account of, set out
( 1139-50; MS: s.xiii4/4 ) Descrivere voloms les contés Les pais e les eveschiez  259 (var. A)
( 1415-17; MS: s.xv1 )  Sir, je sçai mon non et mon corps bien descrier  (D) 24.261
2to recount
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  De seint A. est si descrite Cum en un de ses livres nus dite  6017
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Jeo ne descrif nul fet dont n’ay autorité  6646
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  Descrite avons [...] E translatee [...] la veire ystoire Del Dialoge seint Grigoire  1
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Cument purreie jeo suffire Les vertuz tutes a descrivere?  8662
3to record (?)
( 1421 )  ceux declaracioun et juggement [...] decreverunt et ajuggerunt  iv 142
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