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decirer (1121-25)

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The form desirer3 is a cross reference to the following entry:

decirer (1121-25)

decyrer,  descirer,  desirer,  dessirer;  decirrer  (decerer  Ed II i 171)  
  FEW:  *skerian 17,106a Gdf: GdfC:  deschirer 9,322b TL: descirier 2,1505 DEAF:  descirier  DMF:  déchirer  TLF:  déchirer  OED: MED: DMLBS:

v.trans.

1to tear, rip
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 ) A denz tant fort la detirat Que en tres meitez le descirat  950
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  un orible vent Qe descire (var. (P: c.1310) desire) les trefs  5792
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  depaned e desired out ses dras  61
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 )  le hauberc Boun ad il desiré  1735
( MS: s.xv )  dilaniant: decirent  i 156
to tear to pieces, destroy
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Deus, tu degetas nus e deciras (Latin: scidisti)  102.LIX.1
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  le deble [...] en guise de liun [...] Voleit le moingne tut decirer  192.85
to tear up, destroy
( 1308-09 )  avoit decyré la chartre  Ed II i 179
to tear asunder, cleave
( MS: 1155-60 )  Les fluez de terre tu decireras (Latin: Fluvios scindes terrae)  271.14
2to tear out
( MS: 1330-40 )  E delees si est la Latyne; la les treis Maries decyrerent lur chevels  125.29
to tear away, remove
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) U en fin la sue misericorde decirera (Latin: Aut in finem misericordiam suam abscidet) de generatiun en generatiun?  87.76.8

v.intrans.

to be torn
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  un grantz veilz du temple desira e rumpi  253

p.p. as a.

torn
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 ) Trovent seant homme nud. Mult ert periz e detirez, Delacherez e descirez  1224
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Ses dras esteient desramez E depecez e decirez  1934
( 1311 )  et mist a la Court la chartre sun predecessor qe fust desciré  Ed II xi 109
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1 )  Dunc ele soleit acun fez Les dras vestir decirez  67.192

sbst. inf.

tearing
( s.xiii; MS: s.xiii2 )  Al dessirer (= of walls and wood) avra tel noise et tel glas [...]  57
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