We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. By clicking 'continue' or by continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. You can change your cookie settings in your browser at any time.

Continue
Find out more
desfurmer (c.1230)
Cite this entry

The form desfourmer is a cross reference to the following entry:

desfurmer (c.1230)

Cite this entry
desfourmer;  deformer,  defurmer, 
(p.p.f defumee (l. defurmee))  
  FEW:  deformare 3,30a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  desformer 9,336b TL: desformer 2,1593 DEAF:  deformer  DMF:  déformer 1  TLF:  déformer  OED:  deform v. 1  / disform v.  MED:  deformen v. 1  DMLBS:  deformare 594b

v.trans.

to deform: 
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  Cheitifs dolenz! ke la frum, Ke sa furme tut defurmum  Pet Phil 2218
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 )  Si laissum la furme del malfé Ki par mals nus ad desfurmé  Mirur2 3901

p.p. as a.

1distorted: 
( 1398-99 )  regardaunz le fait sembleit a els q'ele fut faux et defumee (l. defurmee?)  Ladbroke 322
2deformed, horrible: 
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  horridum: deformé  TLL i 41
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
desfourmer