desecher1 (s.xii2)
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desecher1 (s.xii2)

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[ FEW: 11,582a siccare; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 9,330a desechier; TL: 2,1560 desechier; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  dessécher; TLF:  dessécher; OED:  desiccate v.; MED: ∅; DMLBS: 628c desicare ]
desechier,  desechir;  deseccher,  desecchier,  desecchir,  desecker,  desechcher  

v.a.

1to dry up: 
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  A ces paroles descendid li fus, e la busche alumad [...] et l’ewe ki desuz fud tute desecchad  159
♦pharm.med.to dry: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: 1245 )  si bevez chescun jur un poi, si desecchera le fi  119.111
( c.1240; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Iceste devez desecchir od puldres destrainanz  i 69

v.n.

1to wither: 
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  Mes le fier tost desechi, Verdur e foillie en chai  4541
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  si firent toutz les arbres qe estoient adonques en universel mounde, ou ils desechcheront, ou ly coers dedeinz fondy et purissoit  177

p.p._as_a.

1pharm.med.dried: 
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xiii2 )  la puldre de os desecché  133.8
♦dried up: 
( MS: s.xiii3/4 )  ce vaut a tous les ners desecchié[s]  334.16
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