desteindre (s.xii1/3)
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desteindre (s.xii1/3)

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[ FEW: 3,320b exstinguere; Gdf: 2,658b desteindre; GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,1760 desteindre; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  déteindre 1; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: ∅ ]
destaindre  

v.a.

1to quench, put out (fire): 
( s.xii1/3; MS: c.1200 )  E la pere eschaufera E le fu i desteind[e]ra  244.1244
♦fig.to extinguish, remit (sins): 
( 1214-16; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  E pur ço les fist il morir ke il destensist lour pechez par martire  1052

v.n.

1also_fig.to be extinguished: 
( 1113-19; MS: s.xii3/3 )  (the light of a candle is not seen against a pyre/bonfire, but) quant il (=the pyre) destendrait, Li cirges aparereit  2567
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiiex )  (jet) art en ewe et desteint (var. (K: s.xiii2) esteint) en oyle  130
( 1311 )  cel pouer ne desteint pas mes por le tens encoru  Ed II x 171

v.refl.

1to be extinguished: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Cum plus del fu aprismera Petit et petit desteindra  (ms. se desteindra), Ke ja fu ardeir ne purra  246.1326 (MS)

p.p._as_a.

1unlit: 
( MS: c.1335 )  De son lit la veille issi, Une chaundele prist desteinte  iii 160.211
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