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destendre1 (c.1136-37)
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destendre1 (c.1136-37)

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(p.p.f.pl. destendees)  
  FEW:  tendere 13/i,199a Gdf:  destendre 2,658a GdfC:  destendre 9,361b TL: destendre 2,1762 DEAF:  tendre 1 (destendre)  DMF:  détendre 1  TLF:  détendre  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

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  Qu Mary’s Ps 63r
2to strike, dismantle (a tent): 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Les somers sunt trossez [...] Ly pavillon plié, les tentes destendees  Rom Chev ANTS 2735
( 1174-75; MS: s.xiiex )  Dunc veissiez ces mareschaus [...] Destendre ces paveilluns e ces trefs pleier  FANT OUP 1280
3to unfold: 
( c.1185 )  Dunt veissez destendre trefs, Il n’i ad pavellon remés Que ne seit tendu e fermé  Proth ANTS 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  Rom de Rou wace ii 103.5844
( 1190-1230; MS: c.1300 ) Lur arcs gettent e funt descendre  Desiré2 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  Mir N-D 52103

v.intrans.

1mil.weaponsto fire (a weapon): 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  L’arc destent, vole la seete  GAIMAR1 4416 (var.)
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Lancent espez e traient archers, Envirun destendent areblasters  Gui War 2474
2to rush forward: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Quant T. les veit venir issi destendant [...]  Rom Chev ANTS 3002
(TBD)  Enmi la place li meine l'um Bruiant Ki plus tost vait que quarel ne destent  Otinel 282
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  Le emperur prent vers lui a destendre  Boeve 148

v.refl.

to 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  S Edm Life ANTS 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  Femme enc 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  FANT OUP 1782
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Plus tost ke un quarel se destent  Ipom BFR 4662
( c.1185 )  Le destrer broche e se destent  Proth ANTS 8642
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  As Saracins droit se destendent, Ainçois ke il garde se prendent Les ont hardiement feruz  Waldef BB 17309
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  E un cusin demeinement A icest cunte se destent  S Modw 8254

See also:

tendre1 
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