1to slacken, relax:
(
1310-20
)
Coment David vist un aungel ové une espeye [...] et pria a Deu que la venjaunce
destendeyt (ed. descendeyt) de sur ly qe avoit pecché
63r
2to strike, dismantle (a tent):
(
s.xii3/4;
MS: s.xiv2
)
Les somers sunt trossez [...] Ly pavillon plié, les tentes
destendees
2735
(
1174-75;
MS: s.xiiex
)
Dunc veissiez ces mareschaus [...]
Destendre ces paveilluns e ces trefs pleier
1280
3to unfold:
(
c.1185
)
Dunt veissez
destendre trefs, Il n’i ad pavellon remés Que ne seit tendu e fermé
9069
4weaponsmil.to unbend (a bow):
(
1160-74;
MS: s.xiiiin
)
Entre ses mains teneit un arc, Encordé l’aveit e tendu E entesé e destendu
ii 103.5844
(
1190-1230;
MS: c.1300
) Lur arcs gettent e funt
descendre
431
5to enfeeble:
(
c.1240;
MS: c.1300
)
Ne fu pas digne de l’entrer [...] Ele se efforci, ne poet avant, Deu la
destent li tut pussant
52103
1mil.weaponsto fire (a weapon):
(
c.1136-37;
MS: s.xiiex
)
L’arc
destent, vole la seete
4416 (var.)
(
s.xiii1/3;
MS: s.xiiim
)
Lancent espez e traient archers, Envirun
destendent areblasters
2474
2to rush forward:
(
s.xii3/4;
MS: s.xiv2
)
Quant T. les veit venir issi
destendant [...]
3002
(
s.xiiiin;
MS: c.1300
)
Le emperur prent vers lui a
destendre
148
1to pour forth, discharge:
(
1190-93;
MS: s.xiv1
)
(streams) Jeske en la mer tenent lur curs [E] ignelement se
destendent, Od duz murmoire en mer descendent
1535
♦
meteo.marit.(of rising tide) to rush in:
(
c.1240;
MS: c.1300
)
Este vus ke la mer se
destent Cum fuidre, kant il descent
49
♦
to rush forward:
(
1174-75;
MS: s.xiiex
)
Tut s’en fust bien alez [...] Si ne fust un serjant qui vers lui se
destent
1782
(
c.1185;
MS: s.xiiim
)
Plus tost ke un quarel se
destent
4662
(
c.1185
)
Le destrer broche e se
destent
8642
(
1190-1210;
MS: c.1300
)
As Saracins droit se
destendent, Ainçois ke il garde se prendent Les ont hardiement feruz
17309
(
c.1230;
MS: s.xiiim
)
E un cusin demeinement A icest cunte se
destent
8254
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destendre1 (c.1136-37)