despurveu (c.1165)
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despurveu (c.1165)

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[ FEW: 9,484a providere; Gdf: 2,634c desporvoir (desporveu); GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,1711 desporvëu; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  dépourvu; TLF:  dépourvu; OED: ∅; MED:  dispurveied ppl.; DMLBS: ∅ ]
despurvu;  dispurveu, 
pl. despurvetz  (C) 171v  

a.

1stripped, ravaged: 
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  sa tere nue despuliee e despurveue  232
♦deprived, short (of): 
( c.1371; MS: s.xv1 )  Conceue vostre lettre faisaunt mencione coment vostre argent est despenduz, nient vuilent que ent soiez dispurveue, vous envoie par le portour d’icestez xl. soldz  377
2unguarded: 
( c.1165; MS: s.xii4/4 )  Letire (l. L’eure) despurvue semble beste cornue  218.iv
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