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desencumbrer (1150-70)
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desencumbrer (1150-70)

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desencombrer,  desencombrier  
  FEW:  *comboros 2/ii,939b Gdf:  desencombrer 2,576a GdfC:  desencombrer 9,331a TL: desencombrer 2,1561 DEAF:  encombre (desencombrer)  DMF:  désencombrer  TLF:  désencombrer  OED:  disencumber v.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

1to release, set free: 
( c.1200; MS: s.xivin )  Les piez li ad desseelez E quitement desencumbrez  S Osith 1410
( c.1200; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Cum plus se peinnet son cors desencombrier, Plus se fermat, ne se pout avaler  Anc Test (B) 11007
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  [...] qu’il (=a madman) fust desencumbré Del traitre e del malfé Ki l’ad suzduit  S Modw 6370
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Kar le fiz Deu vus desencumbra Del deble  Mir N-D 68.32
( s.xiiim; MS: s..xiiiex )  Quant nos avum les cors encumbrez des langors, nes poum pas desencumbrer  Legendary 100.115
♦to free from embarrassment: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiiim )  Le uches mult haut ad fet lever Pur la dame desencumbrer  Chastoiement Pere2 147
2eccl.to remove an unlawful incumbent: 
( 1343 )  Puis q’il ne dedit pas [...] q’il ad encombré l’eglise, nous prioms qe agardé soit q’il desencombre l’eglise  YBB 17-18 Ed III 99

v.refl.

to free oneself: 
( 1150-70; MS: s.xii4/4 )  E quant se volent delivrer, Ne se poent desencombrer  Trist thomas2 405

See also:

descombrer 
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