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descomfiture (1155)
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The form descunfiture is a cross reference to the following entry:

descomfiture (1155)

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descomfetour,  descomfeture,  desconfaiture,  desconfeiture,  desconfiture,  descumfiture,  descunfiture;  discomfiture,  disconfiture,  discumfiture,  discunfiture  (descounfeture  Anon Chr2 150)  
  FEW:  conficere 2/ii,1032b Gdf:  desconfiture 2,553c GdfC:  desconfiture 9,324a TL: desconfiture 2,1520 DEAF:  confire 2 (desconfiture)  DMF:  déconfiture  TLF:  déconfiture  OED:  discomfiture n.  MED:  discomfiture n.  DMLBS:  disconfitura 680a

s.

1mil.defeat: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  En la pierre out une escriture [...] Ki [...] conte la discunfiture, Que Marius Rodric ocist  Brut WACE 5180
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Aprés qu’il at fait la desconfaiture, Li dux Joab s’esleece  Anc Test (B) 11029
( c.1318-19 )  le queil fust pris al descomfiture de Strevelyng  Northumb 140
( c.1335; MS: s.xivm )  en cele descomfetour furent occis sire G. de C., [...]  Anon Chr2 88
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  pur quel descomfeture et victorie le dit roy d’Espaigne delivera le dit chivaler  Anon Chr1 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  Anon Chr1 37.15
2discomfiture: 
( c.1215; MS: 1330-40 )  Grant y out desconfiture De tote manere de gent  Purg S Pat second anon 348
( 1399; MS: s.xv1 )  une journee [...] fait sur Macmurgh [...] a la discomfiture des enemys  Lett & Pet 346
faire descomfiture de
to wreak havoc on: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  A. […] jure Qu’i[l] des Indiens frad grant desconfiture  Rom Chev ANTS 4074
mettre, turner a descomfiture
mil.to defeat: 
( c.1185 )  Si li ad conté […] cum par grant mesaventure Sunt turné a desconfeiture  Proth ANTS 7266
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Ja sunt mis a desconfiture  Gui War 2171
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  les mystrent a descomfeture  Anon Chr1 38.24

See also:

confiture2  sconfiture 
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