desenfler (s.xii3/4)
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desenfler (s.xii3/4)

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

v.a.

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  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  4502

v.n.

1med.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  216.98
( MS: c.1325 )  pus gluez un drap e mettez desure le emflure e il deemflera  128.444

v.refl.

1to become deflated, recover (from): 
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  de s’elation Q’ot avers lui soi desemfla  8785

p.p._as_a.

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