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[ FEW: 3,512b figura; Gdf: 2,587a desfigurer; GdfC: 9,335c desfigurer; TL: 2,1589 desfigurer; DEAF: F429 figure (desfigurer); DMF: défigurer; TLF: défigurer; OED: disfigure v.; MED: disfiguren v.; DMLBS: 659a diffigurare ]

defigurer, deffigurer; diffigurer, disfigurer, dezfigurer i 80.1936

v.a.

1to disfigure:

( c.1235; MS: c.1235 ) Li homicide e li parjure [...] Deus les cuntrait e defigure 238rubr

( 1403-04 ) si ascun maheyme ou disfigure ascun [...] iii 542

2to harm, wound:

( s.xiii^m; MS: s.xiii^ex ) (Sarasins) La barnage de la citee ont ledement diffigurés 1156

3to alter, disguise:

( 1212; MS: 1212-13 ) desfigurot ses chieres [...] en diverses manieres: Ors soi fist porc et ors dragon 8489

v.refl.

1to disguise oneself:

( MS: s.xiii^m ) Car le diable sei desfigura jadis En la semblance d’un angle 2883

p.p._as_a.

1disfigured:

( c.1245; MS: c.1255 ) Jo sui ci un povre dolent [...] Ki tort sui e desfigurez 1933

( 1356-57; MS: s.xiv^ex ) ly enemys d'enfern [...] engendroient diverse gentz monstres et gent deffigurez 379

2harmed, wounded:

( 1121-35; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) (a dragon) Cum mort se girat Lait e desfigurét Cum se il fust tuéd 497

( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 ) Sun vis ot tut ensanglanté, Trop iert leid e defiguré 6930

( s.xiv¹; MS: s.xiv^m ) et ly (=J.C.) vy si diffigurez et sanglent 101.13

desfiguré de belté

1 ugly, deprived of beauty:

( c.1141; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) D'Aquilun gent vendrunt — Lai e desfiguré De trestute beauté 959-60

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