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desenfler (s.xii3/4)
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The form desemfler is a cross reference to the following entry:

desenfler (s.xii3/4)

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desemfler  (deemfler)  
  FEW:  inflare 4,674b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  desenfler 9,331b TL: desenfler 2,1562 DEAF:  enfler (desenfler)  DMF:  désenfler  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1to vent: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  il occist Porre, e le voil occire, Si l’averoy vengé e desemflé (var. (P: c.1310) desenflé) ma ire  Rom Chev ANTS 7772
2med.to reduce (the swelling in): 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  La gloriuse seinte A. A la femme a santee donee Et braz et mein out desenflee  S Audree1 4502

v.intrans.

med.to go down, cease to swell: 
( MS: s.xiv1/3 )  [A] l’emflure del ventre: Triblez rue of vin [...], si la bevez suvent, si desenflerez  Med Recs 216.98
( MS: c.1325 )  pus gluez un drap e mettez desure le emflure e il deemflera  Receptaria 128.444

v.refl.

to become deflated, recover (from): 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  de s’elation Q’ot avers lui soi desemfla  Dial Greg SATF 8785

p.p. as a.

(of swollen member, person) reduced: 
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  desemflez sunt e meins e pez  S Gile1 450
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Meime le heure fu gariz, tut desenflé et agreilliz  S Audree1 4111

See also:

enfler 
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